The Ban of Cell Phones While Driving Essay

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    by a young woman who was texting while driving. This tragedy left Xzavier paralyzed from the diaphragm down (Hosansky). That same year the National Safety Council released a statement that "28 percent of all traffic crashes, about 1.6 million crashes per year, involved drivers talking on their cell phones or texting" (Texting and Driving Don’t Mix). Young people are not the only culprits behind these calamities, but according to the 2010 Pew Research Center driving statistics, forty-seven percent

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    first distractions while driving a vehicle began with something as simple as the car radio. As technology progressed, the devices became more complex and required more attention to operate them. Recently, the biggest distraction for drivers is using smartphones to send text messages or to interact with others through social media. People fail to realize the dangers that are associated with distracted driving. The Department of Transportation reported 100,917 distracted driving crashes in 2014, resulting

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    talking on the phone while driving affect the driver? Drivers shouldn’t be able to use phones while driving because it can be extremely hazardous for not only them but their passengers, or others traveling along the same road. If changing a radio station is considered a major distraction to drivers, how is it not a distraction to look down to find your cell phone? Cell phones, have been known to cause wrecks that can even result in fatalities. In a recent article , “Distracted Driving: Should Talking

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    to regulate the use of cell phones while driving is imperative because it’s dangerous, and current laws are not sufficient to curb the problem. Mobile phones, now known as cell phones, have been around since the 1940s; however, they did not become main stream until the 1980s. The original mobile phone design was large and bulky, and was only capable of making phone calls. According to the article, “Cellular Telephone,” “Modern handheld wireless digital devices (cell phones) typically offer an array

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    texting while driving (“Cell Phone”). Likewise, that is about half the percentage of accidents kindled by drunk driving. Driving preoccupied is injurious; furthermore, adding texting into the equation yields the greatest amount of accidents. One text could alternate a person’s entire life, or worse, cease their life. The danger of texting while driving is an outlandish issue that can be diminished by prohibiting its use and offering phone-disabling devices in vehicles. Texting and driving not only

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    technology in wireless communications is presenting a growing concern for distracted driving due to using cell phones and other electronic devices while driving. Although distracted driving accidents and fatalities have risen in the last decade, placing a ban on the use of a cell phone or other electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle as some states have will not resolve the issue. In fact a ban on cell phones and driving may very well increase the accident and fatality rate because drivers are now

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    Driving Rules Essay

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    Driving Rules Should talking on a cell phone without a hands-free device while driving be illegal? Yes, because it’s distracting it’s like being on the phone but not. You still have to answer it to talk to them and hang up. If you get distracted you might get into and attend because you're not paying them for what you are doing or what is around you. Yes, some people say this device is safe and will cost fewer attacks. That might be true, but it’s still not safe because it’s like talking on the

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    proposing a “driving while distracted,” by cell phone law. Given power and authority to this law, it will change lives nationwide. It will save lives coast-to-coast. My collective purpose is to inform my audience why the use of cell phones while driving should be a mandatory nationwide ban. I want to convey information that will bring persuasion to key people to pass this DWD, (driving while distracted), cell phone law. It is a lifesaving act. People, who use cell phones while they are driving, pose a

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    states that do not have a statewide ban on texting or cell phone use while driving. There is no hand-held ban or an all cell phone ban in South Carolina. However, all drivers are prohibited to text while driving but the enforcement of this is secondary. When we talk about enforcement of a certain law, there are mainly two types of enforcement. Primary enforcement occurs when a law is given high priority. In terms of texting, this means that if the texting ban has primary enforcement, police officials

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    A Text is Not Worth a Life Cell phones began as hefty, clunky machines only few people could afford. Cell phones became more popular as they reduced the size of them, eventually so that the phones could fit comfortably in jean pockets. Cell phones were then able to send text messages, and they started out popular and remains that way still today. Texting is used to send someone a quick message that they can read at any time. Texting is used as an alternative of calling someone as it is easier and

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