Although there would be negative consequences if texting while driving would be banned and you were to be caught, it is better than regretting and living with shame once a calamity were to occur because of your carelessness and stubborn self. Texting while driving should be banned to decrease these irrational happenings that could easily be avoided if only people would stop giving their attention to a cellphone instead of the road
Delivered 3:23 P.M. Ever since I was involved in a life-threatening car crash, I have increased my awareness and interest in driving as safe as possible. Most people in today’s society are exposed to the dangers of distracted driving, specifically texting; however, they continue to do it, even though the odds are against them. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration stated that one in every four car accidents are caused by texting and driving. To resist my own impulses, I turn my phone on do not disturb while driving.
These cell phones are a huge cause of many car accidents. Americans using their cell phones to text, call, or surf the internet while driving is the cause of up to about 80% of accidents (TextingnDriving par 1). So many people are seen using their phones while driving it is becoming impossible for police to gain control over the issue. People should not text and drive because, by altering their concentration it can result in dangers to themselves
Using a cell phone while driving is dangerous and could be deadly. 1. The severity of distracted driving can range from a totaled car to devastating injuries or fatalities. Most drivers do not realize they are not only putting themselves in danger when they drive distracted. They are also endangering those around them as well.
Texting and driving has caused many deaths among teens and others, and many families grieve every day, wishing that the worst action anyone can do while driving to become illegal. In the year 2009, 5,500 people died in texting and driving related accidents (Johnson, 2012). From then the numbers only go up because of the growth of technology. Since the issue has grown and causing more and more problems, laws need to change and become stricter to fit the new forms of
One major problem that’s going on out there is texting and driving. Texting and driving can not only put the driver in danger, but can put other passengers in danger as well. Drivers can take their eyes off of the road for five seconds at a time just by looking at a text from a friend. The number of people dying and getting hurt from distracted drivers are increasing. 421,000 people got hurt from a driver that was texting and driving in 2012 and 424,000
Name: Davon Dower Date: April 15, 2015 Persuasive Speech Title: Texting While Driving General Purpose: to persuade Specific Purpose: To convince the audience that driving is a serious matter and it could cause risk Proposition Statement: I want to convince you all to start focusing more on driving then texting, because it can wait. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter:
Many Female drivers, physically challenged people and elders face a problem in opening/tightening the car wheel when it is punctured. In order to overcome this problem a very simple product can replace the whole tool kit which is used for tire replacement. Today’s world is of the fast and rapid process. Everybody wants to save time and effort by inventing some newer technique or mechanism and implement them in the daily life. The objective of this project is to atomize the labor work in tightening or losing the nuts one by one.
According to the National Safety Council, 95% of teens agree with the statement that driving while distracted is dangerous, but still, 35% admit to having texted and driven within the past month. Distracted driving is an unnecessary and dangerous habit that can put the lives of drivers, passengers, and everyone else on the street on the line. Overall, distracted driving is an epidemic that can be curbed by explaining why distracted driving is an issue, encouraging teens to drive attentively, and providing other sources of entertainment that are not visual. The first way to help curb distracted driving is by reaffirming the reason for which distracted driving is an issue.
(Dreschel, 2014) b. Texting while driving not only threatens your life, but also everyone else on the road. c. (Statistic) Eleven percent of drivers aged 18 to 20 who were involved in an automobile accident and survived admitted, they were sending or receiving texts when they crashed. (Smith, 2014) d. (Fact) (statistic) Nearly half of US high school students aged ≥16 years old report texting while driving during the past 30 days. (O'Malley, 2013) e. (Fact)
Anything can happen while driving, an animal can pop out on the street, a light pole can fall down unexpectedly, it just something that can happen in a blink of an eye and you can't control something like that. Texting while driving is something you can control, you are putting yourself at risk to get in a fatal accident if you decide to play with your life with just texting someone back. The person that you are messaging will understand that you have to focus on the road and get to your destination safely. Imagine the worst situation, you get into an accident!! how would your loved ones feel if something happened to you, I would be devastated, hurt, and also quite terrified to not know if you are gone.
While you are driving and you hear a vibration from your phone, what do you do? If you are like most you will take it out and look at it. If you do this, you are putting not only yourself at risk but others to. It can cause you to swerve into the other lane and potentially hit oncoming traffic. Or even swerve into a ditch and hit a beam or go into a deep creek.
General purpose: to persuade Specific purpose: to persuade my audience that the use of cellphone while driving has become a life threatening not only to the driver but also to other motorist and pedestrians. Thesis: Preview: -To discuss on how we can decrease the percentage of those who use their cell phone while driving. - To discuss the cons and the outcome of the use of cell phone while driving. A. Attention getter:
Topic: Problem-Solution: Texting and driving GP: To persuade SP: To persuade my audience to not text and drive on the road CI: To persuade my audience to not text while driving by stating factors that contribute to the problem and a few possible solutions INTRODUCTION AG: According to Edgar Snyder, 11 teens die every single day due to using the cell phone while driving. CS: I have actually used my phone while driving but I was lucky and nothing happened besides me sliding off the road.
Every day drivers who choose to text risk their own life as well as yours. These are car accidents that don't have to happen. In 2011 23% of auto collisions involved cell phones, that's 1.3 million crashes. These can be easily prevented by turning off the phone while in the car.
