The Ban of Cell Phones While Driving Essay

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    of using cellphones while driving and convince the audience why it is essential to ban use of cellphones while driving should be mandatory nationwide C. Central idea: with increased use of technology and more specifically cellphones there are an increased number of accidents due to distraction because of the use of cellphones while driving. Therefore, the government should pass legislation to ban cell phone usage while driving nationwide I. Introduction Cell phones are as common in the

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    Outline Topic: Why Banning the Use of Cell Phones While Driving Should Be Mandatory Nationwide. General Purpose: To save lives, up to 3,000 a year in America, by reducing the number of car accidents. Specific Purpose: Keep drivers' attention on the road, where it belongs. Central idea: Cell phone use while driving a vehicle should be banned nationwide because it distracts drivers and thereby causes accidents. Introduction Key point #1: Use of cell phones has proliferated to the extent that

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    laptops, cell phones, iPad, TV… People started to have the cell phone addiction. They use it every time except sleeping. Having somebody use their phones while in traffic, that is one of important brings to accidents. Traffic accidents are an important problem need to find a way to cut it. When I think about distracted driving, I will think about the attention of drivers while driving, what did they do when they are driving cars? What caused of distracted driving? Did they focus on driving? Comparing

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    Cell Phone Use While Driving should be Banned in all States Imagine you are driving down the road and you begin to notice the car in front of you is swerving. You start to wonder if the driver may be under the influence; you keep a close watch on the car, but keep your distance for safety precautions. All of a sudden the driver slams on their brakes to avoid hitting a pedestrian and you end up rear-ending them. Later you discover that the driver was texting on their phone and almost hit the pedestrian

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    injured due to distracted driving (2). The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website defines distracted driving as “driving while doing another activity that takes your attention away from driving” (distracted). There are three types of driver distraction. The first type, visual, means not looking at the road. The second type, manual, is not having your hands on the wheel and the third type, cognitive, means not paying any attention to your driving. Texting while driving is the most dangerous

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    of a cell phone while driving has been proven to be more dangerous than driving while legally intoxicated. The United States Government should ban all cell phone use while driving because it is a danger to public health. Centers for Disease Control. (2016). Distracted Driving. Retrieved April 10, 2016, from http://www.cdc.gov/motorvehiclesafety/distracted_driving/ The Centers for Disease Control has a page on its website that discusses the many different distractions that can occur while driving

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    Cell phones play a very large role in most people’s lives, but the continuous use of them has sparked the controversy of whether or not these devices plague drivers. Improvements in technology and human dependency on having a cell phone has led to the increase of cell phone use while driving and crashes related to this behavior. Studies and simulations have been conducted to put the controversy at ease accompanied by state governments passing bans on hand-held devices. The magnitude of the issue

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    should cell phone use be banned for all ages while driving? The cell phone use while driving has become a growing epidemic in all ages. Distracted driving causes about eighty percent of all motor vehicle accidents. The growing youth has become the prime candidates for this problem being that another eighty percent of people ages 16-20 admit to texting while driving knowing how bad it is. The worst part is that it is no secret with these given statistics that using your phone while driving is deadly

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    to involve a cell phone. Cell phones are so dangerous while driving, that texting while driving increases your chances of getting into a crash by 20 times. Using anything can pull the drivers attention away from the road, making the driver unable to respond to any immediate occurrences. Cell phone use is a big factor in distracted driving, but there any easy ways to lower chances of being in a crash. Many places have set up laws and education for distracted driving. Distracted driving Distracted

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    Shannon Hudak Distractions of Cell Phone Use While Operating a Motor Vehicle Using cell phones while driving are not only dangerous but deadly. We have many distractions while driving, let alone the use of cell phones as well. In this day and age cell phones are used for a variety of things such as text-messaging, internet usage, watching television, e-mailing, faxes, games, and much more. Driving is a privilege, not a right. Many Americans take the technology we have today for granted. Once

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