Martin Rodriguez Ms. O’Kelly AP English 3 October 2011 Editorial Essay Genia Miller had to identify the body of her 14 year old daughter by her jewelry after a horrific crash caused by texting while driving made her daughters face unrecognizable. People have the tendency to answer the phone while driving even though they know that they are at risk from having a car accident or causing an accident. Even though people are not supposed to drive while txting they still do it knowing they could get a citation because its against the law. Texting while driving has become an increasingly destructive epidemic that claims the lives of hundreds of people each year. I think that the people who are texting and driving should be penalized harder that way everybody will learn not to be texting.
She also met a mother in Maryland dealing with the devastating consequences of drunk driving; she was struck by a drunk driver while in her car with her five month old daughter. As a result, her daughter suffered nearly complete paralysis. Together, they formed the first MADD chapter in Maryland (Loewit-Phillips & Goldbas, 2013). In order to bring nationwide attention to the dangers of drinking and driving, MADD began staging public protests, revealing judges and prosecutors who failed to bring offenders to justice, and uncovering the prevalence of accidents related to drunk driving. Public service announcements led to societal awareness of this issue and stricter consequences for those found guilty of drunk driving.
My sister started driving at 15 with no license, but I my parents made it very clear they didn’t trust me with the car like they trusted my sister. When I turned 15, I begged my parent’s to let me to go take my learner’s permit test with no such luck. Frustrated I did something I did not even know I was capable of doing. I took the car without permission, not to mention it was like my first time driving. I picked all my friends up trying to showing off.
In my mirrors I saw the police officer’s lights coming and slammed on the brakes. At those speeds slamming on the brakes ripped my brake pads off and scored the rotors. I pulled into Pony Express gas station and called my friends to come watch because I thought I was going to lose my license for sure. He approaches the windows and says, “Do you know what the speed limit is?” I reply, “No, why?” Then the officer screams, “Well it’s damn sure not 120!” I had to sit in the police car for like 20
20 years ago, cell phone use was unheard of, but the notoriety has became so popular jokes are made about it. Did you hear about the woman driver on the freeway multi-tasking? While driving to work this morning on the freeway, I looked over to my left and there was a woman in a Mustang doing 65 miles per hour with her face up next to her rear view mirror putting on her eyeliner! I looked away for a couple seconds and when I looked back she was halfway over in my lane. It scared me so bad I dropped my electric shaver in my coffee, and it spilled all over my cell phone!
Introduction: Texting and driving is dangerous Body: What is texting and driving Why is it Dangerous Other ways to block texting and driving Trying to ban texting and driving Conclusion: Ban texting and driving Texting While Driving Even though texting while driving is relatively new, it is dangerous to everyone. With our technology changing everyday, people continue to take advantage of putting their lives in harm by being distracted while driving. Almost nobody had argued that texting while driving should be continued or encouraged. Texting while driving
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The Prevalence of Texting While Driving among Teenagers It had been a tragedy when Taylor Sauer, an eighteen-year-old driver has been reported dead in a car crash in early March this year. (MSNBC.com) Taylor was driving home with one hand on the steering wheel, the other on her cell phone, texting away with a friend via Facebook. The next thing she knew, her car crashed into a tanker truck at 80 miles per hour, and she lost her life right away. Ironic enough, when her phone records were retrieved later, her last message happened to be "I can't discuss this right now. Driving and facebooking is not safe!
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Seamus Byrne Mrs. Jordan English 6 May 2009 Removing the Junior License Curfew A parent just told their child to hurry home because it is illegal to be driving past eleven. Later that night they get a call saying their child has died in a crash from speeding home. Is a driving curfew still a good idea? Teen driving curfews do more harm than good. They ironically cause deaths in themselves.