Texting while driving is an up rising issue in today’s society. The fact that people are too busy texting rather then paying attention to what really matters is critical. By not paying attention to the road can cause deaths or even serious injuries to other people. Through the use of logos, ethos, and pathos the photograph below shows what may happen if you’re more worried about a text rather then the actual road. Logos The graphic that I choose to describe that people should not text and drive, was photographed by the Zain Company.
This article is very useful in the way that it presents many cons to texting while driving. It gives evidence of the dangers that come along with this growing problem. It also gives insight on the processes that our mind goes through when we are trying to multitask while texting and driving. It gives psychological and numerical evidence to back up the claim that texting while driving is either the same or worse as driving drunk. It raises urgency to the fact that something needs to be done to halt this widespread
Everyday simple tasks such as adjusting the radio, talking to someone else, or sending a quick text message can have deadly consequences if they are done while a person is driving. Drivers should always use caution and pay full attention to the road. They should reduce or avoid distractions in the car which interrupt careful driving. A very large number of accidents are caused by distracted driving, many of them fatal. Laws are being put into effect to penalize distracted drivers, but the drivers themselves are ultimately responsible when it comes to safety and responsibility while on the
I found out I was wrong. It turns out I’m not unusual. Mary Johnson in her article “Cell Phones are Dangerous” argues that as statistics of cell phone use while driving goes up, so do accidents. According to Johnson, we should not use our phones while driving and should educate others not to use them either. Johnson gives statistics showing that talking on a cell phone is as dangerous as driving drunk.
Memorandum To: [Sales Staff] From: [xxxxx] Date: [02/20/xx] Re: [Texting while driving] ------------------------------------------------- Recently it has come to our attention that our sales representatives have been using mobile phones while driving. Through the use of environmental scanning which is in an attempt to stay up to date on important factors in the industry, we have concluded that texting/talking while driving is a very serious problem and has recently been occurring more frequently (Williams, p. 51). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that there are about 812,000 drivers using cell phones at any given time in the day. This is equivalent to about 11% of the drivers on the road (Halsey III,
Stop Texting & Driving Purpose: To persuade my audience to stop using their cell phones while driving a vehicle because it is irresponsible and extremely dangerous. Specific Purpose: Using a cell phone while driving is not only dangerous to you, but others on the road and is one of the top reasons today for car accidents. Attention Grabber: How many people here have texted while driving? I am like most people where I have texted while driving, but after I got into an accident a couple years back because I was distracted by texting, I rethought the level of importance of texting while driving. (show picture of my car) this is the result of what happened to me when I was texting on my way home from work a couple weeks ago.
With the rise in cellular phone use, texting while driving has become a frequent activity. The dangers of texting while driving have led many states to ban the activity while behind the wheel. However, De Soto argues that in order for laws to be effective,
Texting and Driving: The Ultimate Road Distraction General Purpose: To Inform. Specific Purpose: Show the ever growing dangers of texting and driving. Central Idea: Did you know that texting and driving is the second biggest distraction on the road next to intoxication? Introduction I. Attention Material A. Texting and Driving is becoming a major reason for motor vehicle accidents.
Texting a message is so popular and convenient especially among teenagers because the individual can get straight to the point and send the message directly to the person they are trying to speak to. An individual could use the cognitive dissonance theory to rationalize his or her behavior when they are texting while driving by constantly thinking, “I am increasing my chances of getting in an accident, endangering or hurting a bystander and even causing a risk to my own life. The theory of cognitive dissonance helps people to have motivational drive in order to reduce dissonance by changing the exiting cognitions. It will change the way an individual thinks, react and evaluates realistic situations. An example of this would be a conflict of wanting to send the message really fast and knowing the dangers of the outcome.
Cell Phones and Driving: Teenagers on the road, as it is, pose an extremely huge risk. However teenagers on the road with cellular devices, now that is suicide, unsafe, contingent, and problematic. Another name for this issue is called “Distracted Driving”. Distracted driving (according to distraction.gov) is any activity that could divert a person's attention away from the primary task of driving. All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety, the main points of distracted driving were going to look at are those that involves: •Texting • Using a cell phone or Smartphone Nevertheless, it does not matter what you call the situation.