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    Some people might wonder what is texting and driving? Well, it's reading, composing or even sending text messages on a mobile phone while the person is operating a vehicle. United States Department of Transportation highlighted the dangerous effects of texting and driving for in the year 2013, 3,154 people died, but in 2015 the number increase to 3,477 this number just keeps rising each year. With the full use of mobile phones, texting while driving is becoming more commonplace and more dangerous

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    phones while driving and many lose their lives because of it. Some statistics to show for this are: “11 teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 21% of teen drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by their cell phones. Teen drivers are 4x more likely than adults to get into car crashes or near-crashes when talking or texting on a cell phone

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    Chantay Lowe English 1301 Persuasive Essay People should be cited for texting while driving because not only are drivers putting themselves in danger but also everyone else around them. Statistics have indicated that over 6,000 deaths and well over half a million injuries have occurred due to drivers using cell phones in 2011 alone. Drivers sending or receiving test messages take their eyes off of the road for at least five seconds which is enough time to cover an entire football field

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    Texting While Driving Texting while driving has become a major problem in the United States. Many people lose their lives each year. It is sad because these deaths can be 100 percent prevented. No text, email, or social media status is worth dying for. The modern conveniences of smartphones allow us to have the world at our fingertips for business, education, and entertainment, however they have also increased distraction levels, and reduced verbal communication. The distractions, illegal issues

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    As indicated by Jonathon Burkett, there is a difference between texting and driving. When driving, your eyes have to be open while looking at the road ahead of you. You need to be watching the cars around you and looking at streetlights and road signs. When you are texting, you are focused on the texting device and what you are going to type next. How can you do both (driving and texting)? You can’t; therefore, stop before you take the life of someone else or even your own. People text and drive

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    1. According to Winfrey, how is texting while driving similar to driving while drunk? How is it different? According to Winfrey, texting while driving is similar to driving while one is drunk because in both cases one is not concentrated on the main task which is driving. As she explained, many years ago, there was a wave of fatal car accidents in the U.S. that were caused by drunken driving. After the first deaths from drunken driving had been big in the news, the country had gotten so used to

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    Texting, Calling and driving Texting or calling has become very popular among teens and adults while operating a moving vehicle. With all this new technology coming out on the market for cell phones that are supposed to be safe for the road such as hands- free devices like Siri, are they really safe for the public or is it just another way for companies to make money by sugar coating the real truth about cell phones. There is no dough that cell phones are helpful, but at what cause. Losing a limp

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    Why is it so important to understand the dangers of texting and driving? According to statistics, people who text and drive are twenty-three times more likely to be engaged in a car crash; therefore, no matter your age or how long you have been driving it is always imperative to keep your complete focus on the road. Texting while operating a vehicle has become the number one hindrance for many people. Texting while driving can cause harm to not only you, but also your family and even complete strangers

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    was texting and driving. Texting and driving is a horrendous habit to acquire, but it’s a habit that many people acquire, especially high school aged teenagers. “Among U.S. high school students, 45% reported texting and driving in 2012 (Olsen et al., 2013), which is an increase from 26% of 16 and 17 year olds in 2009 (Madden and Lenhart, 2009).” (Pergamon). Texting and driving creates a crash risk that is twenty three percent higher than that of someone who isn’t driving distracted. Texting and driving

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    Texting while driving has been a serious problem for the past decade, and because of it many people, especially young adults and teens are losing their lives. Texting while driving can be composing, sending, reading or sending text messages and emails via the web or on a mobile phone. Texting while driving can put the driver in risk of danger, also it can increase car accidents and possibly hurt others around them. The popularity of Texting while driving has skyrocketed since 2000, mobile devices

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