texting while driving by Shannon Olson

TextingWhileDrivingAffectedDriving:CausesAndConsequences

occurareusuallypreventableIt'stheindividualdriverwhocanmakethingshappen;ornothappenThingslike speeding,tailgating,andrecklessdrivinghavebeenproblemsforquitesometime,butthethenewproblemthatis undoubtedlythelargestproblemisdistracteddrivingNewtechnology/serviceshavecomeouttopreventpeople fromdrivingwhiledistractedbyblockingincomingmessagesandnotifications.Usingvariousformsof advertising,thisisthetypeofsolutionthatneedstobeintroduced...

EssayonPublicServiceAnnouncementsonTextingandDriving

disregardwarningsandaremostliketobedistracteddrivers,textinganddrivingPSA'sbringawarenessandself consciousnesstothegeneralpublicastheydisplayfrommoderatetoseveregraphicscenesonwhathappenswhen youtakeyoureyesoffofthewheelAdistracteddrivingPSAadisnotonlyoneofthebestwaystoalertpeopleof theconsequencesofunfocuseddriving,butitcanalsoreducethenumberofdistracteddrivingincidents,thus keepingfamiliesnotonlycarefulandalert,but

DrivingWhileTextingWhileDriving

nowmadeitillegaltodrivewhileusingahand-heldcellphone.Somepeoplebelievethatstatesshouldnotmakeit illegaltodrivewhenusingacellphone.Theyarguethatcellphonesmaybemoreresourcefulandlessdistracting whiledrivingStatesshouldmakeitillegaltodrivewhileusingacellphoneDrivingwithacellphonecancause accidents,bedistracting,canbetempting,andcancauselossofcontrolofone'svehicle.Usingacellphonewhile drivingcancauseaccidentsMyfriend

TextingWhileDriving

DeviceWhileDrivingTherecentyearstheannualrateofautomobileaccidentshasincreaseddramatically.Little dopeopleknowthatwhiletextinganddrivingyouautomaticallyhavea23%chanceofcrashingThisisanissue allstateshavebeentryingtohandlewellsinceinthelastyear1.3millioncrasheswerecausedbecauseofdriving andtextingTextingwhiledrivingisbadbecauseithasbeentakinglivesawayfrominnocentpeopleontheroad,it makesdriversmorecarelesswhendrivingcausing...

TextingWhileDriving

1AccordingtoWinfrey,howistextingwhiledrivingsimilartodrivingwhiledrunk?Howisitdifferent? AccordingtoWinfrey,textingwhiledrivingissimilartodrivingwhileoneisdrunkbecauseinbothcasesoneis notconcentratedonthemaintaskwhichisdriving.Assheexplained,manyyearsago,therewasawaveoffatal caraccidentsintheUSthatwerecausedbydrunkendrivingAfterthefirstdeathsfromdrunkendrivinghadbeen biginthenews,thecountryhadgottensousedto...

TextingWhileDrivingAndDriving

governmentstrytomaketoavoidpeopletextingwhiledriving,onlysomuchcanbedoneonthegovernment'sand lawenforcement'ssideofthematter.Differentstateshavedifferentrules.Someoutlawtextingwhiledrivingwhen undertheageof21or18Otherstateshavehand-heldbansoncellphoneswhilesomestateshaveanall-phone banLawenforcementofficerswhoregulateandenforcetrafficmattershavetocatchthepersonintheactof textingwhiledriving.Catchingapersonintheactisnot...

TextingWhileDriving

TextingwhileDrivingToday'sgenerationhasbecomeextremelydependentoftheircellphonestoapointwhere theyarewillingtorisktheirlivesandthoseclosetothem.Textingwhiledrivinghasbecomeanextremeissuein modernsocietyeventhoughithasbeenpresenteversincetheintroductionofcellphonesProblemsarisingfrom theusageofcellphoneswhiledrivinghaveraisedawarenessamongthenationsbecausethecasualtiesresulting fromaccidentsinwhichpeoplewereusingtheircellphones

TextingWhileDriving

conveystheheartacheandmiseryitcanbringtoone'sfamily.Textingwhiledrivingprovestobehazardousinthat itisadistraction,causesmanyaccidents,andendangersyourlifeandthelivesofothersThismonsterhasnoage limitandnogender.Everyoneatanytimecouldbesubjectedtoaterribleaccidentduetoyoutextinganddriving orsomebodyelsenotpayingattentionwhiletheyaretextinganddriving.Textingwhiledrivingprovestobean epidemicthatnegativelyaffectsteensandsociety

TextingWhileDriving

Textinganddrivingisthecausemanyaccidents,in2016therewerenearly123,131carcrasheswith37,461of themcausingfatalityPeopleneedtounderstandthedangersoftextingwhiledrivingTextinganddrivingis dangeroustoallmotorists.Usingacellphonewhiledrivingcanbetremendouslydistracting.Thetextcanalways waitIt'seitherthatordrivingofftheroadorevenhittingothercarsPhonescancauseseveralaccidentsdueto distraction.Possiblyevenlosingyourlife...

TextingWhileDriving

Textingwhiledrivinghasbecomeapersistentissueinsocietybecauseofnewtechnologiesthatmakepickingupa phoneconvenient,butalsodangerous.Manyteensaswellasadultshaveformedahabitofusingtheircellphones whiledrivingtheirvehiclesTheactofcomposing,sendingorreadingatextmessageinterruptsaperson's attentionwhiledrivingwhichcausesvisual,cognitive,andmanualdistractions.Textingwhiledrivingmayseem harmless,howeveritisresponsibleforseriousinjuries...

TextingWhileDriving

Textingwhiledrivinghasbeenaseriousproblemforthepastdecade,andbecauseofitmanypeople,especially youngadultsandteensarelosingtheirlives.Textingwhiledrivingcanbecomposing,sending,readingorsending textmessagesandemailsviatheweboronamobilephoneTextingwhiledrivingcanputthedriverinriskof danger,alsoitcanincreasecaraccidentsandpossiblyhurtothersaroundthem.ThepopularityofTextingwhile drivinghasskyrocketedsince2000,mobiledevices

TextingWhileDriving

[Date]TextingandDrivingEverwonderhowyourlifewouldbeifyoukilledsomeonewhiledrivingandtexting? Thinkofitthisway,itcouldbeyourfriend,yourchild,someoneyoulovewithallofyourheartorevenyou.How wouldthisaffectyou,yourfamilyorthefamilyofsomeoneelseyoucouldeasilyhurt?DuringthisessayIwill persuadeyouwhyIdahoshouldenactLegislationwhichprohibitstextingwhiledrivingwithstatistics,factsand myownpersonalexperienceTexting-while-driving

TextingWhileDriving

bycarisverydangerouswhencellphonesareinvolved.Oneineverythreeteenager'sagessixteentoseventeen haveadmittedtotextingwhiledriving(Madden&Lenhart,2009)Nevertheless,usingacellphonewhiledriving notjustaphaseteenagersgothrough.Statisticsshowthat69%ofdrivers(aged18-64)intheU.S.admittedto usingtheircellphonewhiledriving(Helbock,2016)ThiscausesourroadwaystobeveryunsafeTheaverage amountoftimetakenawayfromwatching...

TextingWhileDrivingAndDriving

exploringapps,totextingwhiledriving,peoplecannotseemtoputdowntheirsmart-devicesAccordingtothe passageIntroductiontoCellPhonesandDriving:AtIssue,theaverageamountoftextspeoplesenddailyruns fromaround40–110(2015).Itmaynotseemlikethehighestnumber,butknowingthatmorethanhalfofthose messagesaresentwhiledrivingmakesthematteroftextingalotworseAtthispointintime,therehavebeenlaws prohibitingtextinganddrivingaswellastalkingon...

TextingWhileDriving

TextingWhileDrivingTextingwhiledrivinghasbecomeamajorproblemintheUnitedStatesManypeoplelose theirliveseachyear.Itissadbecausethesedeathscanbe100percentprevented.Notext,email,orsocialmedia statusisworthdyingfor.Themodernconveniencesofsmartphonesallowustohavetheworldatourfingertipsfor business,education,andentertainment,howevertheyhavealsoincreaseddistractionlevels,andreducedverbal communication.Thedistractions,illegalissues...

TextingWhileDrivingAndDriving

TextingwhileDriving"Textmessagingâ€¦hadthelongestdurationofeyes-off-roadtimeof4.6secondsatasix secondinterval.Thisequatestoadrivertravelingthelengthofafootballfieldat55milesperhourwithoutlooking attheroadway"ThisstatementwasmadebytheVirginiaTechTransportationInstitutewhentheydidatexting whiledrivingstudy("SkipMenu").TextingwhiledrivinghasbecomealargeproblemintheUnitedStatesanditis growingThereareabout1,600,000accidents

textingwhiledriving

TheDangersofTextingWhileDrivingOverthepastfewyears,textingwhiledrivinghasbecomeamajorissuefor manyAmericansacrossthecountryIthasbeenthecauseofmanydeathsandinjuriesandisahugedistractionfor drivers.Textingwhiledrivingissaidtobeasdangerousasdrunkdriving.Manycampaignshavebeendeveloped tofurtherreducetherateofaccidentscausedbytextingwhiledriving,butthesearenottakentonoticebythe thousandsofpeopletakingtheirchancesandanswering

TextingWhileDriving

HypothesisItishypothesizedthattextingwhiledrivingincreasesthelikelihoodofaccidents.Backgroundand HistoryoftheIssueInthisageofmultitasking,theuseofcellphonesiscombinedwithassignmentslikecooking, driving,babysitting,walking,doingcollegeassignmentsandeveneating.Whereastheuseofcellphoneswhile doingsomechoresmightbesimplyannoying,theconsequenceofusingcellphonewithdrivingcanbefatal RecentpollsbythePewResearchCenterandotherresearchers...

TextingWhileDriving

usewhiledrivingisaterribledistractionWhendrivingamotorvehicle,youaresupposedtobe100%focusedon what'sgoingonaroundyou.Therearemanycrashesbecauseofpeopleusingtheircellphoneswhiledriving. Peoplethatcausethecrashareseverelyinjured,andsoarethevictimsofthecrashThelawshouldbeenforced overtheissueoftextinganddriving;itwouldsavemorelives.Itisaprovenfactthattextinganddrivingisworse thandrinkinganddriving.Textingwhiledriving...

TextingWhileDriving

JakaiMcDanielProfessorPlunkettEnglish1101ww11October,2017EndtheUseofCellphonesWhileDriving CellPhonesarebecomingmoreurgenttodriverstodayandhaveincreasedtheamountofwrecksbecauseof textinganddrivingInmoderndays,phoneshavebecomeveryinvolvedandwehavebeenabletobepresented withalltheseusefulwaystobeabletocommunicatewitheachothersuchastexting,videochats,andbeingableto calloneanotherwheneverwepreferTextmessagingbeingthe

TextingWhileDriving

conveystheheartacheandmiseryitcanbringtoone'sfamily.Textingwhiledrivingprovestobehazardousinthat itisadistraction,causesmanyaccidents,andendangersyourlifeandthelivesofothers.Thismonsterhasnoage limitandnogenderEveryoneatanytimecouldbesubjectedtoaterribleaccidentduetoyoutextinganddriving orsomebodyelsenotpayingattentionwhiletheyaretextinganddriving.Textingwhiledrivingprovestobean epidemicthatnegativelyaffectsteensandsociety

TextingWhileDriving

isalawregardingtheuseofdeviceswhiledrivingintheCommonwealthofVirginia.Accordingtothestate agency,DepartmentofMotorVehiclesdriversundertheageof18yearsoldareoutrightbannedfromusingcell phonesoranysortofpersonalcommunicationdeviceswhiledriving.Infacttextingisbannedforalldrivers.In Virginia,itisconsideredaprimaryoffense,meaningthepolicecanpullyouoveriftheysuspectyouoftexting whiledriving.Thefirsttimethishappensthefineis...

TextingWhileDriving

IagreewiththewiththeCityCouncil"NoTextingWhileDriving"ThereasonwhyIagreewiththe"CityCouncil isbecausethat'showpeoplegethurtnotjustyoubutotherpeopletoLetmetellyouaboutwhatImean"Sosayif yourdrivingorsomebodyelsedrivingandtheretextingandtryingtodriveatthesametimeandtheylookedupto latetoseethattruckorvehiclecomingthenboomy'all"crash"Youmightbedeadorthenextpersonmightbe dead.Oreveny'allbadlyinjured/hurt.That's...

TextingWhileDriving

callwhilealreadyout?Breakoutthatcellphoneandcallwhomeverisneeded;itisjustthateasyNeedtogeta messagetosomeonebutnotinapositiontotalk?Sendatextmessageandgetthingssquaredawayinjustafew seconds.Nowadays,cellphonesevencomewithallkindsofgamesandotherfunapplicationsthathelptorelieve boredomandoccupythetimeofthebeholdersThisisgreatandall,butwhathappenswhentheseindividualsare abusingthesephonesandusingthemwhiletheyare...

TextingAndDrivingWhileDriving

SummaryTextingincarsandtruckscausesover3,000deathsand330,000injuriesperyear,accordingtoa HarvardCentreforRiskAnalysisstudy.Textingwhiledrivingavehiclehasnowreplaceddrinkingwhiledriving astheleadingcauseofaccidentsanddeathsofteenagedriversTextingintrafficisn'tsimplyaproblemamong teensand47%ofadultsadmitthattheytextwhiledriving.Textingdriversare23timesmorelikelytobeinvolved inacrashthannon-textingdrivers(DrivingwhileTexting

TextingWhileDriving

CARACCIDENTSTextingwhiledrivinghasbecomearecentissueintoday'ssociety.Manyteens,aswellas adults,hasformedahabitofusingtheircellphoneswhiledrivingandthistendtocausecaraccidentsThis canbgfgrttebeadistractionandtheprobabilitiesofcausingacarwreckarehigher.Thegovernmenthasnoticedan increaseinthissotheypassedalawmakingitillegaltobeonyourphonewhiledriving.TheNationalSafety Councilestimates,"38,300peoplewerekilledand44

TextingWhileDriving:TextingtoDeath

Seeingsomeonebehindthewheelofacarandtextinghasbecomequiteafrequentsight.Textinganddrivingisa serioushazard,whichcouldultimatelycostyouyourlifeorothersThispressingissueneedswellthoughtoutads thatwillconvincepeopletoactonthisdeadlyhabitandnotjustbeawareofit.ThroughthatideaIfeltthatmyad isaperfectfitforthisproblemThiswillberevealedthroughunderstandinghowimportantthistopicis,whilealso understandingthepathosandlogosbehind...

DrivingWhileTexting:DistractedDriving

trafficdeathsnationwidewereduetodistracteddrivingItisbelievedthatdistracteddriversare23timesmore likelytogetintoatrafficaccidentascomparedtothosewhoarecompletelyfocusedontheroad.TheOhioState HighwayPatrolreportsthattherewere302,307motorvehiclecrashesinOhioin2015Thesecrashesresultedin 1,110fatalities.22ofthesefatalitieswereattributedtodriverswhoweredistractedbytheirphones,texting, emailingorotherelectroniccommunications.17...

DisadvantagesOfTextingWhileDriving

Textinganddrivinghasbecomearecentissueintoday'sworldManyteens,aswellasadults,haveformedahabit oftextingwhiledriving.Textingwhiledrivingisdistractingandthepossibilitiesofgettingintoacaraccident whiletextinganddrivingarehigherthanifyouarenotTextingwhiledrivinghasgottensoridiculousthe governmenthasrealizedthisisanongoingproblemthatiscausingaccidents.Inattemptingtopreventthis,new lawshavebeenpassed,makingtheuseofcellphones

TextingWhileDrivingIsAnEpidemic

StahmerMsHenzelEnglish101Sep7,2014TextingWhileDrivingBanTextingwhiledrivingisanepidemic thathastakenournationbysurprise.Overthelastdecadeanalystshaveseenanincreaseinthenumberof accidentsrelatingtotextinganddrivingTodaymanypeoplethinkthattheycantypeontheirphonesorwhile driving,withoutthinkingthatthereisanyrealdangerintheactofdoingso.Somethingmustbedonetostop textingwhiledrivingButwhatcanbedonethough?Howdowecontrol

TextingWhileDriving,DeadlyOrNot?

KaitlynFleserMrs.FordEnglish628January2015TextingWhileDriving,DeadlyOrNot?Thereare approximately11teendeathseachdaybecauseoftextinganddrivingItisclearthatifpeoplewouldstoptexting, talkingorusingotherappsontheirphoneswhiledriving,thentherewouldbefeweraccidents.Thenumberof teensdyingfrombeinginjuredhasskyrocketedasaresultoftextingwhiledrivingItisestimatedthatthereare overthreethousandteendeathsandthreehundredthousand...

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

situation,luckilytherewasn'tanycarscoming.Thesearethetypeofdisastersthattextingwhiledrivingcancause. Asakidbeingabletodriveisapointinourlifethatwecan'twaittoreachItfeellikeit'sanewchapterof freedomespeciallyasteenagerrangingfrom16-18yearsold.Withthetechnologyastronomicallygrowingdayby dayourcellphonesarebecomingahugedistractionwhendrivingDriversareputtingthemselvesinhazardous danger,andnotjustthem,butotherssurrounding...

TextingWhileDrivingOutline

StopTextingWhileDrivingIntroductionIAttentionGetter-audienceparticipation/surveyaHowmanyofowna cellphonewithtextingprivileges?b.Nowhowmanyofyouhaveevertextedwhiledriving?II.ThesisStatementDidyouknowthattextingwhiledrivingcanbemoredangerousthandrivingwhiledrunk?III.Credibility-Ifound thesestatisticsalongwithotherinformationondrivinglawsorgandvariousothersitesIVPreview-TodayIwill bediscussingstatistics,afewlaws...

DangersOfTextingWhileDriving

Didyouknoweverydayyourlifeisputatriskbecauseofother'sbaddrivinghabits?Well,whenIfirstgotmy driver'slicenseIbelievedIwaspreparedtodrive,butIwaswrong.Istillneededtolearnaboutallthehazards aroundmyselfHabitsaretoughtobreakwhenbecomingattached,eventhoughvarioushabitsareillegal However,speeding,textingwhiledriving,anddrivingundertheinfluenceofalcoholareafewofthemany extremelycommonhabitsdriversusedailySpeedingisacommon

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

causedbytextingwhiledriving("CellPhone").Likewise,thatisabouthalfthepercentageofaccidentskindledby drunkdrivingDrivingpreoccupiedisinjurious;furthermore,addingtextingintotheequationyieldsthegreatest amountofaccidents.Onetextcouldalternateaperson'sentirelife,orworse,ceasetheirlife.Thedangeroftexting whiledrivingisanoutlandishissuethatcanbediminishedbyprohibitingitsuseandofferingphone-disabling devicesinvehiclesTextinganddriving

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

waysinwhichthispowerfulobjectcanbedangerous.Textingwhiledrivingisonedangermanydonotrealize untilsomethingdrastichappensTextingwhiledrivingisnotonlyathreattous,butaswellasotherdrivers, passengers,andpedestrians.However,withthelackofenforcementonthelawsandpunishments,theuseofcell phoneswhiledrivingdoesnotcomeasathreattodrivers,whichneedstochangeUsingacellphonewhiledriving causesanoverwhelmingamountofaccidents,injuries...

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

ThedangeroftextinganddrivingbyteensaswellasadultsisverydisturbingAswedoourinvestigation,both groupsknowtheyshouldnottextanddrive,howeveroverwhelminglytheydosoanyway,despitethedangerit seemsasiftheycannotresistWenowknowthattextingwhiledrivingisnotjustateenageproblemitisaWorld Wideproblem.Eachday,anaverageofmorethanninepeopleiskilledandmorethan1,060injuredincrashes causedbydistracteddriving,accordingtotheCDC....

TextingWhileDrivingIsCrazy

TextingandDrivingisCrazyThoseofuswhochoosetotextanddriveareoblivioustothecorrectwaytooperate avehicle.Drivingacarisanactivitythatshouldinvolvelittletonomulti-tasking.Rationalpeopledonotputthe livesofothersinjeopardy;therefore,thesyllogismisthattextingwhiledrivingisirrationalCarsgenerallyweigh about4,000poundsandbyfactoringNewton'ssecondlawofmotion(forceequalsmasstimesacceleration);acar crashingat50milesperhourtimes

TheInfluenceOfTextingWhileDriving

Isitreallyimportanttosendthattextorcheckthatemailwhileyouaredriving?Since2013,textingwhiledriving hasbeenathreattoeverydriverontheroadthroughtheUnitedStates.CharlesMooresaysin"TextingWhile DrivingIsMoreDangerousthanDrivingundertheInfluence"thattexters'reactiontimesdeteriorateby35%,and theirsteeringabilitydecreasesby91%.In2010,about4,000peoplediedfromcellphonedistractionrelated crashesMostofthesecrasheswererelatedtoteens

TextingWhileDrivingIsAProblem

Manypeoplerefusetoacceptthefactthat,textingwhiledrivingisoneofthebiggestproblemintheUnitedStates, theyarealwayscheckingtheiremails,messages,whiletheyaredriving,theywillreplybacktothetextmessages, whentheyknowitisverydangerousforthem,forthepassengersinthecar,forotherdriversontheroad,andalso forthosethatwalkingonthesidewalkTextingwhiledrivingcausesgreatamountofcaraccidentseveryyear 10%ofdriversofallagesundertheage...

TextingWhileDrivingEssay

In2007,64%ofUSadultsadmittedtotextingwhiledrivingdespitethefactthat89%approvedoflawsthatwould banthepractice(Richtel,242)Cellphoneusers,eventhoughtheyareawarethattextinganddrivingisdangerous, continuetotextbehindthewheelanyway.InADeadlyWandering,MattRichteldemonstratesthatmostdrivers simplycannothelpbutbedistractedbytheircellphonesasaresultofbothbehavioralandneurologicalfactorsIt hasbeenwellestablishedthathumanattention...

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

TextingWhileDrivingExperiment

totheNationalSafetyCouncil,therearereportsthatcellphoneusewhiledrivingleadsto1.6millioncrashesand about330,000injuriesayear.Nearly1in4caraccidentsintheUnitedStatesarecausedbytextingwhiledriving, buthowdoweknowifcellphoneusewhiledrivingistheleadingcauseOneofthebiggestproblemswiththese statisticsisthatthereisnoknowledgeofwhichthatprovestextingimpairsdriving.Ibelievethatanexperiment willhavetobeconductedtoprovethis

ProsOfTextingWhileDriving

Textingwhiledrivingis6timesaslikelytogetyouinvolvedinacollisionontheroadthandrinkingwhiledriving. Evensimpletasksdrawadriver'sfocusfromthedrivinglane,whichcouldbedeadlyUsingvariousformsof technologywithhandsonthewheeldividesthedriver'sattentionandcouldcauselethalcollisions.Althoughto teensandyoungadultdrivers,textingcouldbedonesafelyifknowingwhentotextinthe"righttime"while driving,itdistractsthedriver'sattentionfrom

TextingWhileDrivingInNevada

InNevada,therewasalawthatwascreatedfordrivers,whichwasnotexting,andtalkingonthephonewhile driving.Textingoroperatingahandhelddevicewhilebehindthewheeldistractsdriver'sattentionofftheroad,the driverlosesitsfocusandendsupgettingaticketorworseintoacaraccident.InNevada,therewasanestimateof about3,500distraction-relatedcarcrashesinNevadaannually,that'smorethantwentypercentofcaraccidents happeningontheroadeachyear.Whatitmeans...

TextingWhileDrivingIsDangerous

TextingWhileDrivingisDangerousWhensendingatextmessagewhileyouaredrivingyoureyesleavetheroad foranaverageof4.6seconds.Itmaynotseemlikemuchtime,butalotcanhappeninthatsmallamountoftime. Infiveseconds,asilverToyota4RunnercantaptheleftsideofyourgreenHondaCivicat65milesperhourand sendyouflyingacrossafreeway.Infivesecondsacarcantravelthedistanceofafootballfield.Infiveseconds yourneighbor'sdaughtercanrunoutinto...

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

TextingWhileDrivingTextingwhiledrivingcanleadtounnecessarydistractions,deathandaccidents,andit encouragespoorhabits.Whydopeopletextanddrivewhentheyknowthatitisveryrisky?Differentsituationsof unnecessarydistractionsUnawaresurroundings:ifyouaretextingwhiledrivingyouwillnotbeabletoseewhatis goingonaroundyou.Youcanlookdownatyourphonelookbackupandyouwouldbeontheothersideofthe road,ortherecouldbeaturnaheadthatyoudidn't

DangersOfTextingWhileDriving

injuredduetodistracteddriving(2)TheCentersforDiseaseControlandPreventionwebsitedefinesdistracted drivingas"drivingwhiledoinganotheractivitythattakesyourattentionawayfromdriving"(distracted).Thereare threetypesofdriverdistractionThefirsttype,visual,meansnotlookingattheroadThesecondtype,manual,is nothavingyourhandsonthewheelandthethirdtype,cognitive,meansnotpayinganyattentiontoyourdriving. Textingwhiledrivingisthemostdangerous

AResearchOnTextingWhileDriving

phonestosendorreceivetextmessageswhiledrivingdespitethemajorityrecognizingthattheactivityrepresents arisk.Itfoundthatmaledriversaremorelikelytoengageintextingwhiledrivingbutconsiderthemselvesmore proficientdriversthanothersandsolesslikelytoendangerthemselvesorotherswhiledoingsoAnalysisindicates 'textingimpulsiveness'ispositivelyassociatedwithpeoplewhotextfrequentlyandthosewhotextwhiledriving, itreportsintheInternationalJournal

TextingWhileDrivingIsAProblem

messagingwhiledrivinghasaseverethenegativeeffectondriversabilitytomaintainacentrallaneposition,or moreseriousthosecausecandeathontheroadTextingwhiledrivingcanbecomparedtodrivingwhilebeing drunk.Theauthorassertsthat"30.2millionpersonsaged21yearsorolderhaddrivenundertheinfluenceof alcoholatleastonceduringthepastyear."(Dubois,etal).Asaresult,manyaccidentshavetakenplacebythe mostofteenagersandadultspeoplewhoaredrivingwhile

TextingandDyingFive-year-oldXzavierDavis-Bilboinspiredtobeaprofessionalfootballplayer,untilOctober 10th,2010whenhestruckbyayoungwomanwhowastextingwhiledriving.ThistragedyleftXzavierparalyzed fromthediaphragmdown(Hosansky)ThatsameyeartheNationalSafetyCouncilreleasedastatementthat"28 percentofalltrafficcrashes,about1.6millioncrashesperyear,involveddriverstalkingontheircellphonesor texting"(TextingandDrivingDon'tMix)Youngpeople

DangersOfTextingWhileDriving

ortextisn'tworthtakingalife,"saidOprahWinfreyduringacampaigntoincreaseawarenessaboutthethreatsof drivingandtextingatthesametime("TextingwhileDriving,"2010,p.5).Thousandsofpeopledieannuallydue tocaraccidentsintheUnitedStatesThesaddestthingisthatmostofthemareinnocentvictimsofsomeonewho decidestosendtextmessageswhiledrivingadeadlyweapon.Raisingpublicawarenessofhowdangerousitisto drivedistractedisadutyofAmericangovernment

DangersOfTextingWhileDriving

MadisonJFryeKellyPaulinEnglish111108December2017TheDangersofTextingWhileDrivingAutomobile accidentsasaresultoftextingwhiledrivingisanepidemicthathastakenourworldbystormWhetherpeopleare unawareoftherealdangeroftextingwhiledriving,ortheysimplybelievetheyarestillabletodrivesafelyitdoes notmatter.Textingwhiledrivingmustbestopped.Inordertoaccomplishsaferroadconditions,notonlyfor ourselvesbutourchildren,the

TextingWhileDrivingIsBad

ofdrivingManydrivers,acrosstheglobe,engageinthepracticewithoutcontemplatingaboutthepotential detrimentaleffectsoftheiractionsNotably,researcheshavedepictedthattextingwhiledrivingisoneofthemajor causesofroadaccidents.Asamatteroffact,accidentscausedduetomessagingwhiledrivinghassuperseded those,whichareinstigatedbydrunkdriversDriversareinclinedtothebeliefthattheycansendsomemessages withoutnegativelyimpactingontheirdrivingabilities...

TextingWhileDrivingArgument

TrafficSafetyAdministration5,474peoplewerekilledintheUnitedStatesduetodistracteddrivingincidentsand 448,000wereinjuredintheseaccidents.("TextingWhileDriving"DataBase).Britneyisabouttoturnsixteenand sheiswishingthatshegetsacarBritneybirthdayistodayandshegetsacarsoshedecidedtogoovertoher friend'shousetoshowherfriendhernewcarBritneyisdrivingovertoherfriendsandherbestfriendtexther "whereareyou?"andshelookdowntotext...

DangersOfTextingWhileDriving

TextingandDrivingshouldbemadeIllegalAmajorityofaccidentsoccurwhenpeopleusetheirphonesand becomedistractedwhiledriving.Somepeoplefeelthattellingsomeonetheycan'tusetheirphonewhiledriving,is liketellingthemtheycan'tlistentotheradiowhiledrivingUsingyourphonewhiledrivingdistractsyouandtakes awaymostofyourattentionforfocusingontheroad;Becauseofthis,usingcellphoneswhiledrivingisvery dangerous.Theimpactsandeffectsassociated...

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

ShouldTextingWhileDrivingbeIllegalinEveryState?Manypeopleadmittotextingwhiledrivingonadaily basisMostlyeveryonehaseitherreceived,read,orrespondedtoatextintheirlifetimeIn2014,therewere3,179 peoplekilledinanaccidentinvolvingtexting.("Thedangersoftextingwhiledriving")Multiplepeoplehavedied duetotextingwhiledrivingorsomeonewhowastextingwhiledriving.Inthepast10yearstextingwhiledriving hasbeengettingoutofhandTextingwhiledriving

TheDangersOfTextingWhileDriving

Textingwhiledrivingistheactofwriting,sendingorreadingatextmessage/email,ormakingsimilarusesonthe webonanelectriccommuniondevicewhileoperatingamotorvehicleThelaw,whichwentintoeffectNovember 1st2015,hasafineofonehundreddollars."Don'ttextanddriveinthestateofOklahoma,"makestextingwhile drivingaprimaryoffense,meaninganofficercanpulloversomeoneoperatingamotorvehiclewhiletextingona hand-helddevice.Thelawwasfinallypassedwhen...

TextingWhileDrivingAndAccidents

Textingwhiledrivingisdistractingandincreasestheriskofcrashes.Forexample,DavidStrayer,whohasbeen studyingdistracteddrivingforfifteenyearattheUniversityofUtahstatedthatdistracteddriversarenot"looking attheroad.",theyarenot"stayingintheirlane."and"They'remissingtrafficlights,creatingacrashriskthatis eighttimesgreaterthansomeonegivingtheroadtheirundividedattention"Strayerclearlystatedthattextingand drivingisdistractingandincreases...

TextingWhileDrivingIllegal

TextingWhileDrivingInterferes

testthehypothesisthattextingwhiledrivinginterfereswithdrivingskillsExplainwhyvariablesthatcanaffect thedatacollectedfromtheexperimentshouldbemonitoredandheldconstantwhentestingthishypothesis.How shouldparticipantsbeassignedtoconditions?Howcantheresearchersdesigntheexperimentsothattheonly differencebetweenbothconditionsistexting?Therehasbeenagreatdebateonwhetherornottextingwhile drivinginterferes/impairsdrivingInordertoperform