The Ban of Cell Phones While Driving Essay

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    000 people are killed connecting to the outcome of cell phone use while driving, according to Edmunds.com (7). Texting and talking on the phone throughout the time that a person is driving can have deadly consequences, but people still don’t seem to want to give up risking their life. There are many issues that can happen while on the road related to the usage of cell phones. It is important to stop people from looking at their phones while driving, because it is extremely distracting and not safe

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    we try to remind our children the importance of safety. Having laws for helmets, cell phones and rear view cameras are just some of the safety measures that are created to protect ourselves while on the driving on the road. As time has change, so has laws and the regards to safety. There are many young and inexperienced drivers, more vehicles and motorcycles and more distractions with the use of cell phones. In most instances, safety comes in numbers and decreasing the number of deaths and

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    Since cell phones became popular, there have been significantly more distractive driving accidents on record. A tiny little phone, small enough to fit in your pocket, can cause major accidents on the road. Mobile phones have had many negative effects while driving. Overall, using cell phones while driving should be illegal. Texting while driving has lead to many deaths. There are a number of accidents caused by texting and driving, so many that just even calling while driving is dangerous. In the

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    people on their phones. Whether it be texting on their phones or just making a “simple” phone call. To many people text or call while they are driving and more and more people are dying because of the stupid decisions people make while driving. Any distraction can cause a car wreck but food and cell phones are the worst distraction anyone can have while driving. Today I’m going to try to persuade you why texting and driving is wrong. I will first tell you why texting while driving is a problem, second

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    Stop Texting While Driving Introduction I. Attention Getter- audience participation/ survey a. How many of own a cell phone with texting privileges? b. Now how many of you have ever texted while driving? II. Thesis Statement- Did you know that texting while driving can be more dangerous than driving while drunk? III. Credibility- I found these statistics along with other information on drivinglaws.org and various other sites. IV. Preview- Today I will be discussing statistics, a few laws

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    Ban On Cell Phone Use

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    A Ban on Cell Phone Use With the occurrence of an extreme emergency, the best thing to do would be to call 911. Without a cell phone, the options become limited to a small number. In a life or death situation, most would like to increase the chances of survival, and that can be more easily achieved with a cell phone. Calling for help would not be possible if cell phones were prohibited while driving. In some cases, many wouldn’t bring their phones with them, in order to avoid a ticket. While beneficial

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    A Text is Not Worth a Life Cell phones began as big, clunky machines only few people could afford. They became more popular as they reduced the size of them, eventually so that they could fit comfortably in jean pockets. Cell phones were then able to send text messages, and it 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 more convenient

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    The use of cell phones while driving can be harmful and/or fatal because you’re distracted, your eyes are not on the road, and you have no clue of how you are driving. This generation today has no clue how irresponsible they are being when they are texting and driving or using your phone while driving in general. Day after day, I see people texting and on their phones while driving and I have notice some pattern almost every person that is on their phone does. They swerve because of using one had

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    shouldn’t drive distracted. Looking down for even a second while eating, adding condiments to your hotdog, changing the song on your playlist or occasionally checking your text messages could result in lifelong injury or even death. Although, how serious is this in the modern day world? With hands free calling and other technological advances, is distracted driving not as big of an issue as it was 10 or maybe even 20 years ago? Distracted driving happens when a person is operating a vehicle and partakes

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    Cell phones have become a huge aspect in everyday life for many individuals. While there are clearly many benefits for a cell phone, it can be seen as a distraction, especially while operating a vehicle. Due to cell phones being a huge distraction for drivers and posing a huge harm, 39 states have banned texting and driving. In addition, 10 other states have prohibited the use of cell phones all together while driving. This poses the question if Texas should follow the lead as those states and prohibit

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