Who Can You Blame?

Having your phone with you driving has become a big part of our daily lives. While it is a great tool to have if there was an emergency, it’s also leading to our destruction. Every single day I watch in horror as driver’s text whilst they are driving. We have all heard for years that it is dangerous to use our phones while operating a motor vehicle, so why does a greater part of the population, mostly teens, continue to practice this dangerous act? I believe it is because the laws are not strict enough to be a deterrent.

Daily, thousands of accidents are occurring around the world due to distracted drivers. Scientifically proven, distracted driving is almost, if not worse, equivalent to drunk driving. Drunk driving is illegal therefore the use of cellphones while driving should also be illegal and not permitted. There are far too many innocent deaths caused from irresponsible drivers that are selfish to others on the road. Every driver has the opportunity to make their own decision, life, or simple yet life changing, a text. Virginia recently enforced the law of cell phones not being permitted while driving; many have not realized this enforcement. Normally, police officers will not pull someone

A escalated large number of mobile phones has very much made the road safety community aware of the mishaps that can occur on the road by using your cell phone. Not one person is a better-distracted driver than the next. There 's no such thing as a good distracted driver because I hear a lot of people saying that they could drive but if you 're driving distracted you can 't drive. Everybody thinks that they are the perfect driver, but being a great driver consist of driving by the rules for your safety and others. For this reason, standardized regulations laws should be in all states where the use of cell phones and driving are concerned. Research shows that between 20 or 30 percent of automobile accidents happen in the United States while being distracted for any reason such as, talking on the phone in a heated conversation, eating, adjusting the radio, looking off, rubber necking, etc, indicates the increases the risk by four. Other studies, based on driver simulation tests, conclude that people have difficulty multitasking. I really can say that any distraction while driving is dangerous. Driving should have the primary focus, and that 's keeping your eyes on the road at all times because it could be just a second glance of look at something and next thing you know you 're riding over in the next lane. I think every state should have regulations regarding the use of mobile devices.

However that cannot be said for everyone. Some states such as Florida do not have laws set in place to make the use of a hand-held device while driving illegal. It will came then as no surprise that the leading state in car related casualties, is Florida. Just last year the leading cause of death among Florida teens was texting while driving, and yet P.F.S.D., Parents For Safe Driving, a bill presented to the Florida state legations was vetoed, for the third time in as many years, in favor of building a monument to the Florida Giants, collage football team on their second win of the nationals. Lets hope it does not take a distracted driver crashing into the Florida Giants bus to get the state to reevaluate. Experience is key and when it comes to driving, experience is everything. Drivers, who have been driving for five or more years are less likely to be in a car accident than someone who has been

Some states have now made it illegal to drive while using a hand-held cell phone. Some people believe that states should not make it illegal to drive when using a cell phone. They argue that cell phones may be more resourceful and less distracting while driving. States should make it illegal to drive while using a cell phone. Driving with a cell phone can cause accidents, be distracting, can be tempting, and can cause loss of control of one's vehicle. Using a cell phone while driving can cause accidents. My friend, Chelsea, had an accident while using her cell phone. She was texting her mom about coming home and did not see the tractor trailor approaching her. She was hit by the tractor trailor and was in the hospital for two weeks

Some states have made it illegal to drive while using a handheld cell phone. which is the best thing to do in order to protect drivers. The law is placed there in order to show people that it is wrong to do and if a person is caught doing so this will have a price to pay. The law its self is very important is can save lives and prevent a lot of crashes from happening. In all honesty the government should pass this law for all states. They should also go about it the right way by showing young drivers that it isn't okay to drive that way. The states that already have the law, are probably the ones with the most deaths or crashes from drivers who were focused on the phone. Other states should learn from that and pass the law ahead of time to stop

Have you been a victim of the so called “ fast food obesity outbreak”? You 're not the only one. In today 's society this so called “fast food induced obesity” is a huge controversy concerning many countries today in time. The common culprits of the obesity issue is fast food, school lunch, and unhealthy food people consume at home. Who can we trust? Well many people believe that the consumer should not be responsible for their actions when it comes to consuming fast food, which is seen in this piece “ Don 't blame the eater,” by David Zinczenko. Throughout his essay he explains his reasoning with many hard facts and personal stories about fast food insufficient food labels and how they’re causing multiple health implications. Is that really the issue, though? Clearly the fast food industry has to take some of the blame for this problem,but they are not the direct cause. Therefore fast food is not a direct cause of “ Fast food related illness,” and obesity in America.

The use of cell phones while driving is a huge problem, especially for teenagers, because teenagers are prone not to heed any warnings. As a teen myself, many of us feel invincible on and off the road with the mentality that “that could never happen to me.” Even research from the University of North Texas Health Science Center has shown that while most of us know the dangers of cell phone use and driving, we still ignore the risks and use our smart phones while driving. Many teenagers have this cape of over-confidence once they are able to drive freely, according to one of the earlier Modules in the class, so that also plays a role in how serious we take texting and driving.

Some people after their expected plans fail, they tend to put the blame upon someone or something else. For example as stated in the writing packet, it asks if someone who is injured climbing Mount Everest hold the guide he hired to blame. The true answer to that statement depends on whether the climber was hurt following protocol. Although not everyone transfers the blame on another person or thing. I realized there was no one else to blame for me getting tendonitis in my knee from playing basketball but me.

in the first place, why such a big fuss over using a phone while driving. Tim Nelson reports “Traffic experts say it takes only about seven seconds to send a text when you're behind the wheel, and that may have been all it took to kill Kelly Phillips; she was 17 when she died three years ago [in 2007], after a crash near Belle Plaine; Kelly was in the back seat. Her friend was driving and either texting or using an iPod at the same time.” (Minnesota Public Radio) This is why we should care a growing epidemic all because of people who play with their phones while driving. The new law need to be made so that no family has to go through a LOL text killing their loved one.

Its been about a hundred and thirty-nine years since Alexander Graham Bell made the first phone. The cellphone was made to replace the phone and its has become poplar. The progression of test messaging and social media sites through the more advanced technology has more people on their phones, becoming one of the largest distractions. Whether people think they can safely type on their phones while driving or just do not think there is any real danger in the act is a misconception. Being on the phone while driving is dangerous and needs to be

People may urge that they are responsible enough to operate a cell phone and drive at the same time, but if this were the case, why is it that many injuries and deaths have been involved inquiring these two? We are completely distracted when using our phone. Their not only being used for talking, but sending texts, playing games, and simply not concentrating on the road. When your not focusing specifically on the road you are at risk. Not only putting yourself in danger, but passengers, other vehicle, and bystanders as well.

One summer morning a teen ignored her friends advice to get off her phone while she was driving. Moments later while texting, the teen drove through a red light. Her friend yelled stop, but it was too late. She t-boned her pick up truck into a minivan with a father, and his ten year old daughter. They were rushed to the hospital, but both died soon after. If we were not able to use our phones while driving accidents like this would not happen.

There is no question that cell phone use while driving is a dangerous distraction. Not only do I think cell phones should never be used while driving, I also think it should be illegal. According to The Governors Highway Safety Association, “12 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving.” Currently no state bans all cell phone use for all drivers. I believe it should be illegal in the U.S. because it is a major distraction while driving. The main distractions commonly made while driving are talking on the phone, texting, and accessing the web.

First and foremost, using a phone while driving has a bigger risk of causing an accident than what many people think. According to the Harvard study “Texting while driving and other forms of distracted driving are responsible for more than 1 million crashes, 400,000 injuries, and 3,000 deaths in the U.S. each year—and those numbers are likely to increase with the proliferation of in-car infotainment systems” (Center for Health Communication). A Harvard study asserts that every day some families in the United States lose a father, a mother, or children due to distracted driving. Someday the victim could be myself or one of my relatives. The reason that fatalities occur is because certain drivers don 't care about the rules and don’t respect