TITLE: Banning on cell phone usage while driving In this day and age technology is advancing every single day. Now in these times you look around as you walk down the streets everyone has a cell phone. With the amount of things you do with these devices they can become very distracting. From answering calls, texting, playing games, getting directions, etc... these devices some what become part of your life and you couldn't live without one like water can't live without it. With the increase in
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phone while driving distracts drivers because they are concentrating on their conversation rather than their surroundings. Also, it is unsafe to only use one hand while driving. (you will follow this up with supporting evidence. look up statistics about people not paying as much attention while they are engaged in a conversation. I once saw a study on tv that showed how much someone's eyes move around to check out their surroundings while driving and then showed how little they move around while driving
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Imagine if stopping one simple act could save countless lives. That simple act would be to stop being distracted by our cell phones when driving. Are we still willing to listen or do we discount or tune out the speaker and continue on about our business? The fact is that all states should have standardized laws banning cell phone use while driving because talking, texting, and reading texts distract drivers and lead to accidents and death. A brief history of the cell phone shows that “between
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injuries, fatalities and death. A growing number of people are using mobile phone while driving to stay connected with friends, families, co-workers and result in motor vehicle accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimated that 1.2 million crashes each year involve drivers using mobile phones for conversation and at least 100,000 additional crashes can be related to drivers who are texting (NSC 2011). Every year nearly 1.3 million people die and 50 million are injured as
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Cell Phones While Driving is a Huge Problem Almost everyone has a cell phone, and that causes a problem for public safety when drivers use their phones up behind the wheel. Using cell phone while driving should be made illegal. Driving is a privilege not a right, therefore to ensure the safety of everyone and allow drivers to reach their destination safely, there has to be reinforced regulations. Cell phone usage should be a concern and drivers should refrain from using them while operating a
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in the Age of Texting,” Natalie Moore talks about a serious relationship that she spent most of the communication texting. Before texting came along, talking on the phone was a lot more heartfelt. With the new inventions of email, texting, and instant messaging, it seems more and more people would rather just be a face behind a screen. No face to face interaction, or to even “hear” what your loved ones have to say. That was Natalie’s point that the new ideals of constant texting are killing the
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Registration- Distracted Driving Grant Program This will affect every person who drives and texts, which has become a big concern with DOT, highway patrol and the safety of others on the road. 2. Describe the proposal/change. (10 points) the Department of Transportation (DOT) announces the availability of funding authorized in the amount of $17.525 million in Federal fiscal year (FY) 2013 funds to provide grants to States for enacting and enforcing distracted driving laws. 3. Write the public
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daughter, Maya, takes the wheel, and when he gives driving instruction to his son, Erez. Maya began driving last fall, and Erez will take his driver’s license test this spring. “It is effecting my approach to teaching the kids,” says Rabinovitz, adding that he wrestles with his enthusiasm for this teen rite of passage, and, on the other hand, letting go of control. He tries to sound optimistic. “It’s their time
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Texting and driving has affected my life in some ways. An event happened in my life that would forever change it. Texting while driving is not only dangerous for the one driving, it also has the potential to harm others as well. Through this event I have learned that no text message, tweet, or any other form of distraction is worth a life. In this journal I will share my experience with the hopes that it can warn people of the many dangers of being distracted while driving. When my older brother
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Do you know that in the state of Florida sending messages and talking on the phone while driving is a secondary offense? Ironically, this means that an officer cannot stop a driver for only texting or talking on the phone, it has to accompany by a second infraction, such as driving with excess speed or not respect traffic signals. While this law continues to be a secondary offense and has not given the proper attention it requires; it will result in the excessive ascent of fatal accidents, and the
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