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    conveys the heartache and misery it can bring to one's family. Texting while driving proves to be hazardous in that it is a distraction, causes many accidents, and endangers your life and the lives of others. This monster has no age limit and no gender. Everyone at anytime could be subjected to a terrible accident due to you texting and driving or somebody else not paying attention while they are texting and driving. Texting while driving proves to be an epidemic that negatively affects teens and society

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    many problems, millions of problems and fact. Every year, millions of accidents are caused by people who were too busy paying attention to their phone and not to the road. Texting and driving has been one of the leading causes of accidents on the road because it has become such a normal thing for most people to do. Texting and driving is exactly what

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    Danger of Driving Under an Influence In the newspaper and television news cast people see the devastation that a teenager recently died in a car accident due to the fact they were texting their best friend. This moment is very depressing to all of teens friends and families. If only he or she was not texting and waited to text them at a stop light or when they arrived at their destination. With the advancements of technology in the world cars are trying to prevent these such actions but everyone

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    you to risk your life and the life of others on the road with you? The people that have been injured in texting and driving accidents would tell you probably not; and the people that have died in texting and driving accidents wish they were still here to tell you it absolutely was not important enough. II. Thesis/Subject: NEED We need to educate ourselves on the risks of texting and driving. It’s not just a small problem anymore, it is major cause of many accidents in our society today and

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    drive!” Texting and driving is dangerous, and kills thousands every year. There are many things that make it dangerous. First of all, it is one of the leading causes of car accidents and fatalities today. Second of all, it takes your attention off of the road Third of all, not only do you put yourself in danger but others as well. Texting and driving is one of the leading causes of car accidents and teenage deaths in the United States. 1 in 4 car accidents are caused by texting and driving. While

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    Analyzing an Advertisement Texting and Driving I choose the AT&T commercial on “Texting and Driving, It Can Wait.” The commercial is of an actual text from someone who was texting and driving. The commercial is of a white screen to appear that it is a cell phone, with the last text someone either read or text and the name of the person and how they crashed. On top of the TV screen there is the text and then under it states that this is the last text that this person read before they wreaked and

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    Distracted driving alone has claimed around 3,500 lives in the year 2015 (Currin, Andrew). These numbers have increased throughout the last decade causing people to take notice. Texting while driving is the leading cause of distracted driving deaths in the United States. In the last seven years, states across the U.S. have banned texting and driving in efforts to stop fatal accidents that have claimed so many lives. The focus of this is piece is to understand the dangers of texting and driving, the direct

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    Another reason why it is harmful is you can accidentally kill another person for such a senseless act. People texting may not view this as harmful because today’s cars have hands free technology, but this technology has not fixed the problem. The final reason why texting while driving is harmful is because it is worse than driving under the influence. In conclusion texting while driving should be avoided. When you text and drive it may seem that there is no danger of getting into a car accident

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    “There have been many studies that have linked texting while driving to be the cause of life-threatening accidents due to driver distraction”(Wikipedia Online). Texting while driving is a very dangerous risk that can lead to serious injury or death to you or others. Texting while driving is almost as dangerous as driving while intoxicated. To begin with, texting while driving can lead to a number of bad things. For instance, it can lead to accidents that can injure or kill the driver and sometimes

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    Texting and driving is something that causes many accidents on the roads. Everyone knows that texting and driving is wrong and could cause an accident. Since that texting and driving is a potentially dangerous behavior, that every single driver behind the wheel knows, but does I anyways because of the deviant behavior and mindset towards texting and driving. When you text and drive you are knowingly taking a risk of an accident because of how texting distracts a person from driving properly. Texting

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