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'Word To Youth: Texting, Driving Don T Mix'

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We Cannot Text and Drive MLA Style Writing Prompt: In “Word to Youth: Texting, Driving Don’t Mix” Larry Copeland illustrates how dangerous it is to text and drive, and interjects the study that reveals data that shows, although people are aware this behavior is dangerous, they continue to text and drive because it is their belief they “can do it safely.” Write an essay that expository explains why individuals cannot text and drive safely. Many drivers, not just youth, hold the belief that they are capable of texting while driving in a safe manner. A 2014 telephone survey conducted by “The Center for Internet Technology Addiction”, reported surveying 1,000 drivers and found that 98% of those who text every day and drive frequently say the

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