Aubrie Scott
9/21/2014
ENG 201
Text Message Failed
Texting has become the most common way to communicate with other individuals because it’s fast and straight to the point. Young children, teens, adults, and even the elderly have caught on to this new trend. How does one know when enough is enough and its time to put down the mobile device? Some have rules about texting when at dinner, in school, and there are even no texting rules in movie theaters. Many abide by those rules, but it seems so individuals believe they are safe while texting and driving, may even say they are good at it. Needless to say many people are guilty of texting while driving, but it seems as if as humans we tend to do something until something bad happens to us. Is that texts that important to risk ones own life, or someone else, or even a family or friend in the car? A SMS message, also known as a text message is a short brief note that usually consists of up to 160 characters as a form of communication between two or more cell phones. Many can argue that a short text is harmless, but there are cases where just reaching for a phone lead to ending someones life. Texting and driving is now the leading cause of teen deaths passing suicides, alcohol, and drugs. Preventing an accident including texting is avoidable, but many put their life on the line by disregarding the laws against texting and driving.
Statistics are more than just numbers they are facts of real life events that have taken place and have been noted. Although teens are not the only culprit, adults admit to have had texting at some point through out a drive somewhere and have been startled by last minute response avoiding an accident. According to Jeff Caird, science director of the Accident and Prevention program, he finds that 92% of college from his study reported to text and drive. 31% of adult admitted to reading or