...Argumentative Essay By: Bailey Tollefson Teens Driving There is a tremendous issue in America with teens driving. A big reason why is because car crashes are, “the number one killer of teens in the United States” (“Safe kids Worldwide,” 2014). Many parents realize the danger that their kids are in once they get their license, and get freaked out. This is because teens are inexperienced, they easily get distracted, and most do not realize the importance of safe driving, and how unsafe driving can affect their lives. Teenagers have little experience once they get their drivers licenses. This is a major problem, because when you are young you feel invincible. This certainly is not the case. In 2013, 2,163 teens in the United States ages 16–19 were killed, which means that six teenagers died each day (“Get the Facts,” 2013). These crashes were mainly from lack of experience. “The first 500 miles for teenage drivers are the most crucial. During this time, they are 10 times more likely to be in auto crashes than adult drivers” (“Teenage Car Accidents,” 2012). A big concern for driving at night is reduced road visibility. “In 2009, 61 percent of teen crash deaths occurred between 6 P.M, and 6 A.M… this is primarily due to a combination of the visibility challenges caused by dark conditions, and slower response time brought about by fatigue, and a lack of experience driving under such conditions” (Canfield, 2013). Also animals are more active at night, which would lead to...
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...Argumentative Essay Bailey Tollefson WR097/EL113W 11/26/15 There is a tremendous issue in America with teens driving. A big reason why is because car crashes are, “the number one killer of teens in the United States” (“Safe kids Worldwide,” 2014). Many parents realize the danger that their kids are in once they get their license, and get freaked out. This is because teens are inexperienced, they easily get distracted, and most do not realize the importance of safe driving, and how unsafe driving can affect their lives. Teenagers have little experience once they get their drivers licenses. This is a major problem, because when you are young you feel invincible. This certainly is not the case. In 2013, 2,163 teens in the United States ages 16–19 were killed, which means that six teenagers died each day (“Get the Facts,” 2013). These crashes were mainly from lack of experience. “The first 500 miles for teenage drivers are the most crucial. During this time, they are 10 times more likely to be in auto crashes than adult drivers” (“Teenage Car Accidents,” 2012). A big concern for driving at night is reduced road visibility. “In 2009, 61 percent of teen crash deaths occurred between 6 P.M, and 6 A.M… this is primarily due to a combination of the visibility challenges caused by dark conditions, and slower response time brought about by fatigue, and a lack of experience driving under such conditions” (Canfield, 2013). Also animals are more active at night, which would lead to an animal...
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...to respond to the text message, they do. Before a person realizes what is going on, the car in front of them stops too fast causing an accident. There should be more done about texting while behind the wheel because it is very dangerous, texting is known to cause accidents even killing people, and texting is known to distract other drivers. A study was done by AAA, according to Overall (2012), stating that girls were more likely than boys to grab their cell phones while behind the wheel (para. #4). Overall (2012), stated that girls are obsessed with texting while on their cell phones which has become a problem (para. #11). Suggestions are being made, according to Overall (2012), that someone else should be an assigned texter for the driver or that even parents should consider blocking incoming calls as well as text messages or even shutting the cell phone off while their child is driving (para. #14) & 15). According to Copeland (2012), a mother didn’t realize that talking with her 18-year old daughter regarding the dangers of teenage driving was an important discussion to have with her child as her daughter lost her life in a car accident while being distracted when driving (News section, pg. 01a). Parents should be encouraged to have a conversation with their teenage children who drive before it may be too late. Putting off this important conversation until a later time might be more convenient but there are so many...
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...prevalent among teenagers wishing to stay in perpetual contact with their friends. With the move toward increasingly high-tech means of communication, some argue that certain types of communication may have negative social implications. In particular, some believe that contemporary media that eliminates physical human interaction—such as e-mail, Internet chatting, or short message service (SMS) texting—which can adversely affect social development. Currently, heavy reliance on text messaging is causing the most concern. Someone texting while driving is not only doing so at the most inappropriate time but also is a threat to other motorists. A more thorough understanding of this argument requires research and analysis by notable scholars to shed light on the issues surrounding text-based communication and social development. One issue drawing increasing attention is the effect on social development of SMS texting as a sole mode of communication. Many researches contend that adolescents in particular are at the greatest risk of experiencing social development issues as a result of excessive SMS texting-based communication. This risk is thought to be amplified by the fact that adolescents are considered to be the greatest users of SMS text communication. Jeffery...
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...parents’ cars, the affects drinking alcohol and cell phone usage have on their driving and motor safety have been pummeled into their brains. However, the affects of other factors such as, stress and emotions have not been emphasized as clearly. According to an article on DMV.org, “feeling worried or annoyed, whether it is related to driving or not, can have the same negative impact as an intense cell phone conversations or the consumption of alcoholic dinks” (Davis). Allstate is a well-respected auto insurance company, which thrives upon accident forgiveness and keeping their customers protected through safety campaigns. In July, Allstate launched its “Mayhem” series of commercial advertisements. In these commercials, Mayhem is portrayed as a physical person causing unavoidable trouble to automotive owners, such as sidewalk distractions, extreme weather conditions, young pets, and teenage destruction. Mayhem overall advertises that turmoil is everywhere and, without raising rates, Allstate will protect their drivers from these unavoidable dangers when other insurance companies will not. Allstate effectively advertises its services by using a credible actor, who humorously addresses emotional parental topics, and entertainingly exaggerating the teenage girl stereotype in a familiar setting. In this specific commercial, Mayhem is portraying an exaggerated, distracted, and emotional teenager who is driving through a crowded parking lot and unknowingly sideswipes a parked car. The...
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...Teenage drivers are known to be some of the most dangerous drivers on the road today, causing an uncanny amount of accidents and deaths each year with the decisions they carelessly make. Premature decisions have caused many preventable deaths. The driving age should be raised to 18 because teenagers today have caused more problems on the road than thought before with their lack of experience and rebellious nature, the influence of drugs or alcohol, and rule breaking. Teenagers are known to be some of the most spontaneous and indecisive of the general population, and that aspect does not change when they step behind the wheel of a car. There are many factors contributing to teenagers making risky decisions. According to the California DMV,...
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...Texting While Driving The number one leading cause of teenage driving deaths and crashes is texting while driving. Texting while driving is teenagers’ number one driving distraction (Cell Phone). Texting while driving has not really been a big concern until recently. Law enforcement have realized that the percentage of texting and driving accident have risen over the past years. Texting while driving has been getting ignored but now it’s time to bring it to the light to save some lives. Texting while driving is the #1 wrong thing to do while driving than anything else (Cell Phone). Teenagers do not realize how dangerous texting and driving is; it can cause injuries, distractions, and even deaths. Texting while driving is a growing trend, and a national epidemic, quickly becoming one of the country’s top killers (Distracted Driving Laws). Every year there are one million six hundred thousand, accidents per year and of those accidents there are three hundred thirsty thousand, injuries per year (Distracted Driving Laws). Eleven teen deaths every day due to texting while driving (Distracted Driving Laws). Nearly twenty-five percent of all car accidents are due texting while driving (Distracted Driving Laws). Texting while driving is about six times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated (Distracted Driving Laws). Texting while driving is the same as driving after four beers (Distracted Driving Laws). Texting while driving takes away your attention for five seconds...
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...Farris, Alexis M.1. "LOL? Texting While Driving Is No Laughing Matter: Proposing A Coordinated Response To Curb This Dangerous Activity." Washington University Journal Of Law & Policy 36.(2011): 233-259. OmniFile Full Text Mega (H.W. Wilson). Web. 13 Nov. 2012. This article focuses on the dangers of engaging in texting while driving. It includes information such as; how texting has contributed to an increase in cellular device-related car accidents the prevalence of drivers who text in the U.S., and movements to ban the operation of texting while driving any car. I will use this academic article to write my paper because it gives me all the information necessary. It also provides me with experiments that were tested. Gross, Doug. "AT&T asks drivers to take no-texting pledge - CNN.com." CNN.com - Breaking News, U.S., World, Weather, Entertainment & Video News. N.P., 15 Aug. 2012. Web. 29 Oct. 2012. . This site provides information about taking a pledge to not text and drive. It discusses the importance of taking the pledge to not text and drive. This site is particularly aiming towards the teenage age group. In general, I would not use this site in my paper unless I could corroborate the information with another more trustworthy source. I accessed this resource through Google.com. The search term I used was texting and driving. Heidi E., Nemme, and White Katherine M. "Texting While Driving: Psychosocial Influences On Young People's Texting Intentions And Behaviour." Accident...
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...Using your phone while driving is selfish. You and possibly other people could be injured, or killed. You could simply put the phone down and possibly save lives. There are thousands of deaths every year because of distracted driving. There are an estimated 3,000 deaths, because of distracted driving, each year. That means one out of four car accidents are caused by texting while driving. And research shows that there are around 424,000 injuries caused by these accidents each year. This adds up to costing a grand total of 871 billion dollars per year on injuries and deaths. Also, 94% of teens know the dangers of texting while driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 11 teenage deaths are caused by texting while driving every day. Almost 70% of 16 to 64 year aged drivers admitted to texting while driving.Over half of these accidents are caused from teenagers and young adults. You could easily put down your phone and save lives....
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...Dangers of Texting and Drinking while Driving Ashlyn R. Fellman Western Governors University WGU Student ID# 000298280 Every year there are thousands of fatal car crashes due to distracted drivers. Distracted driving is not only caused from texting and drinking, but from eating, music, children, other people in the car, and even putting on makeup or fixing their hair. There are many laws out there to ban texting and drinking while driving to keep people from harm’s way but there are so few people who actually obey the laws. Research shows that drinking while driving and texting while driving are equally harmful because they both impair the driver’s vision, the driver’s reaction time, and the driver’s concentration and vigilance, all skills needed to prevent millions of accidents, deaths, and injuries every year. The driver’s vision becomes impaired when they look anywhere else but the road and how fast they are going also when they are drunk, their eyes are glazed over and bloodshot. Just one or two drinks in a person’s system affects their nervous system and motor skills. Alcohol slows reaction time and clouds depth perception, vision, sense of touch, coordination, and judgment even when they are not considered legally drunk (Kedjidjian, 1994). Drinking while driving may cause people to become drowsy which is just as dangerous. Drowsy driving makes people fall asleep at the wheel or close their eyes for a few seconds every couple of minutes...
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...There is a new rising threat that is taking the lives of many people around the world, texting and driving. Using a cellphone while driving does not only put your life on the line you also endanger everyone else on the road, not only do you take your eyes off of the road you take your mind off of driving and start thinking about texting. When you take your eyes off of the road you may start to drift into other lanes or even fly through a stop sign an hit an vehicle. If you could only wait for a few minutes to look at your phone you could save yourself even another life. That is why I stand before you today There are some devices that can be used to cut down on cellphone use while driving, like a Bluetooth device which is installed in your car. Or a hands free headset. Although these devices may not be cheap they will help reduce the amounts of accidents caused by cellphone use while driving. Because if you don’t put it down then there are laws which prohibit the use of a cellphone being used in a moving vehicle such as senate bill 390 which prohibits having the device in immediate physical possession, if it is in your hand then you will receive the great joy of paying the fine of $50 for your first offence and $100 for the second offence, then $200. On top of all of this a $100 fine for a moving violation while using the device Ask yourself is a text really worth it? Is it really worth the value of one’s life? Is it worth my life? If a text is really that important to you...
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...Clivio 1 Thomas Clivio Professor Marie Salamone College Writing I October 17, 2012 Dangers of Texting With the advent of the cell phone came a new means of social media and communication called texting. But with all the benefits an emerging technology can offer, we can’t always predict what the impact will be on our society. This new form of communicating brought with it its own dialogue as well as its own dangers. We’ve seen an increase in accidents caused by distracted teen drivers who were texting, a new medium of bullying in our schools, and the newest trend that’s become popular with teens and young adults known as “sexting”. As cell phones become more popular, and the age of cell phone users gets younger and younger, so will the person who will be exposed to sexting. As our younger generation gets ever more influenced by the proliferation of sexually explicit images in the media and scantily dressed celebrities, the more difficult the job of a parent will become. How many more teens need to die from texting while driving or from committing suicide after sexting provocative images before we recognize this growing problem? With the introduction of texting to our youth and the impact it has on our society, we have been presented with a whole new set of concerns and it is clear that these concerns need to be addressed. The first forewarning of the dangers this new form of communication presented, came in the increase of distracted driver fatalities. The...
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...accidents have increased from year-to-year due to texting and driving and we need to put a stop to this! Our group has decided to invent a phone application that will prevent texting and driving from young teens to adults. This application will be marketed to parents with teen drivers, insurance companies, and businesses like UPS, FedEx, etc. The application will be called “Safe Driving” and it will be available on all Apple and Android markets. This application will be downloaded on the drivers phone to ensure they are not texting and driving. The way this application works is that once it is downloaded on the phone, the user cannot delete it. For example, if a parent purchases the application for her teen son or daughter, the parent can only delete this application since it is password protected. The phone will have a GPS that will tell the application once the car reaches 10 miles per hour, the texting ability of the phone will be deactivated. This application will also be marketed to businesses that have delivery trucks as an application that will inform the company if the driver has staid on route or has stayed within the speed limits. When looking at our competitors, there is only one company that offers a safe texting application. This application is not well developed and it actually lets you text, which defeats the purpose of no texting and driving. The application is marketed as a hands free texting application, which we believe it is still dangerous...
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...teenager’s life is driving. Texting and handheld cell phone usage has been associated with car crashes. A teen driver is about four times more likely to be distracted by texting while driving than an adult. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), drivers under the age of 25 are two to three times more likely than older drivers to send text messages or emails while driving. It is obvious that distractions while driving can lead to accidents. In 2011, at least 23% or 1.3 million auto collisions were a result of cell phone usage. A 5 second texting distraction is all it takes for an accident to occur. The possibility of a car collision is 23 times more likely when texting, 1.3 times more likely when talking or listening, and 1.4 times more likely when reaching for the cell phone device. Cell phones are huge temptations for teens. About 13% of drivers between 18 and 20 years of age involved in car accidents admitted to texting or talking on their cell phones when they got in an accident. When using their cellphones, drivers do not realize that they drive out of their lane and become unaware of cars around them. In the age of iPhones and other advanced cell phones, there has been a significant increase in cell phone related accidents because users cannot only text and talk on the phone, but can also surf the internet. Statistics show that one in five drivers of all ages admits to surfing the internet while driving. Thanks to advancement...
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...Lesson 3.02 Public Policy United States Government Policy Analysis of SB 0052 - Use of Wireless Communications Devices While Driving This bill is on the use of Wireless Communications Devices (cellphones) while Driving;. This bill is called the “Florida Ban on Texting While Driving Law”; which prohibits any driver operating a motor vehicle while using a wireless communications. This bill athorizes law enforcement to stop motor vehicles and issue citations as a secondary action to persons who are texting while driving. Points wil also be assessed against a driver license for the unlawful use of a wireless communications device within a school safety zone or resulting in a crash, etc. This bill will save lives, to many people have died in the state of Florida (The Florida Senate) This bill was approved to improve roadway safety for all vehicle operators, vehicle passengers, bicyclist, pederstrains and other road users. A person may not operate a motor vehicle while manually typing or entering multiple letters, numbers, symbols, or other characters into a wireless communications device or while sending or reading data in such a device for the purpose of nonvoice interpersonal communication, including, but not limited to, communication methods known as texting, e-mailing, and instant messaging. As used in this section, the term “wireless communications device” means any handheld device used or capable of being used in a handheld manner, that is designed or intended...
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