for people to recover all because of you texting and driving. One mistake can lead you into something that you would never want to happen a disaster.It states that 11 percent of all drivers under the age of 20 involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted at the time of crash. People dont know nothing about there surroundings because they are so concern about whats going on in there phone. Texting and driving is equivalent if not worse then driving under the influence. Alot of people get
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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
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and heard about on a daily basis and it is dangerous to the point of causing death. The referred to issue is driving and talking or texting on the cell phone simultaneously. The purpose of this study is to determine the detrimental effects of cell phone usage while operating a motor vehicle and invoke an awareness of the dangers involved, particularly in the area of texting and driving. Proof of these dangers will be brought to bear via expert analysis and statistical facts. It will also examine
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Distracted driving: Stay focused when on the road 1. Teddi Dineley Johnson It’s 8 a.m., and you jump in your car to drive to work. You have every intention of driving safely, but within minutes of merging onto the highway you’ve already checked your makeup in the mirror, fiddled with your car’s radio, programmed your GPS for a meeting location, made two calls on your cellphone and sent a text message to your sister. You might not realize it, but you’re a distracted driver. Each time you take your
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hand held devises such as cell phones while driving. Whether it is talking, texting or looking for applications using hand held devises such as cell phones are very dangerous and stronger laws need to be put into place to detour the use of such devises. The Affects Law makers need to look at the stats regarding the accidents and accidental deaths that happen because of distracted driver. There needs to be changes made to the use of cell phone usage while driving to help keep people alive. Distracted
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Alyssa Hartsook English 106 November 24, 2013 Mr. William Lehman Solutions for Distracted Driving Driving is a very important thing to know how to do; it not only gets you from one place to another but also helps in different endeavors, such as grocery shopping, or in case of emergencies. This makes sense when you look at the number of driver’s licenses issued in the year of 2003. The state of California issued 22,657,288 driver’s licenses, ranking the state number one in issuing the most
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banning cell phone while driving should be mandatory nationwide My intention for you to take from this speech is to inform you why it is a good idea to banned all cell phone usage while driving. It was normal for people to drive drunk and not bother to wear a seatbelt 50 years ago. Eventually, everyone realized how bad of an idea this was and now driving drunk and not wearing a seatbelt are both illegal. Today, many argue that texting and talking on phones while driving is just as bad, if
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Persuasive Speech Preparation Worksheet Name Summer Mellert Section Persuasive Speech 1. What is the topic of your speech? Texting and driving. 2. Are you speaking on a question of fact, value, or policy? Fact 3. What is your specific purpose statement? To persuade my audience to not text while drivingand pay more attention to the road. 4. Can you answer yes to all the questions on the Specific Purpose Checklist on page 87 of your textbook? Yes 5. Is
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text they just got. All, and if not all, at least 99%, drivers are guilty of checking their phone while driving, putting themselves and other people in danger. But, just go back to the last text message you got; is it worth getting yourself AND OTHERS in danger? 5 seconds is the minimal amount of time one’s attention is taken from the road when one is texting and driving, which is equals to driving the length of a football field without looking at the road at 55 mph. Teenagers are the most likely
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individuals die every year from being in a fatal car accident due to texting and driving. This epidemic has been spreading since the early 90’s, when cell phones were first introduced. People look down for an innocent second and then it all goes black. If someone is driving fifty-five miles per hour and looks at their phone for five seconds, they have driven the length of a football field, without looking at the road. Texting and driving should be illegal in all states based on the statistics, it impairs
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