Using a cell phone while driving also lowers a person’s reaction time. It is hard enough to pay attention to the road, while trying to talk to someone on a cell phone. That is just asking for trouble. In order to drive safely, a person must have their full attention on the road. Even those Bluetooth headsets raise the potential risk of an accident.
Driving while talking should be banned. When a cell phone goes off in a movie theatre or at a concert it is very irritating but, at least our lives are not endangered. When we are on the road, irresponsible cell phone users are more than irritating; they are putting our lives at risk. When certain kinds of driver behaviors are shown to be especially dangerous, we wisely draft special laws making them illegal imposing specific punishments, so talking on a cell phone in a moving vehicle should be no exception. Many of us have witnessed drivers dialing and talking on cell phones, resembling drunk drivers swerving all over the roads.
No matter how careful a driver you may be, when you do something else while driving, whether its drinking coffee, listening to music, scanning the GPS, or making a phone call, you endanger the people around you, and including yourself, because you are distracted from your driving. An accident needs only a couple microseconds to occur. Even though no state can ban people for changing radio stations or applying makeup while driving, all states can, and should, make it illegal to drive while talking on a cellular phone. Since the rise of popularity of cellphones in the past years, the number of accidents caused by people talking on their mobile devices has also increased. Whether they were in an argument, receiving a message, or simply dialing a number, they were momentarily distracted from the task of driving.
Using cell phones while driving should be banned. First, car accidents occur because of using cell phones while driving. For example, according to http://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell-phone/statistics.html, 25% of car accidents occur because of cell phones. This shows using cell phone in cars distracts people to drive. Because of this many people die for no reason.
The usage of Bluetooth headsets can be less distracting; having it on the ear at all times and setting the Auto Answer option on the cell phone can result effectively. There are many differences between using headphones and calling or talking while driving in your car. If this is said to be the main reason why cellphones should be prohibited by driving, nobody should be able to talk to the driver while he or she is driving. In fact, sometimes it’s necessary to answer cellphones while driving. For example, your good friend wanted to tell you he was in trouble.
Cell phones while Driving should be Illegalized Written by: Scenny Fryson Manoe/121211233005 Drivers should not be able to use their cell phones while driving because it is very dangerous for the driver, as well as others who are traveling along the same road. Cell phones are also a major distraction to the driver because it occupies one’s eyes and attention, which should be focused on the road. Everyday people die in car accidents because they use cell phones while driving. According to research cell phones are leading factors that cause accidents. Studies show that a cell phone put drivers at a four time greater risk of a crush.
CONTROVERSIAL ISSUE: SHOULD DRIVERS OF AUTOMOBILES BE PROHIBITED FROM USING CELLULAR PHONES? COMPOSITION II WHITNEY TRIMBLE FEBRUARY 14, 2012 CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES DO CURFEWS KEEP TEENS OUT OF TROUBLE? DO VIOLENT VIDEO GAMES CAUSE BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS? SHOULD DRIVERS OF AUTOMOBILES BE PROHIBITED FROM USING CELLULAR PHONES? When driving a vehicle, there is a great amount of concentration to perform to keep steady on the road and make sure ourselves are safe.
Why banning the use of cell phones while driving should be mandatory nationwide. GENERAL PURPOSE: to persuade SPECIFIC PURPOSE: Persuade my audience to realize the dangers of using a cell phone while driving. CENTRAL IDEA: Cell phones are an important part of life, however many accidents have been caused due to ignorance of people using their phones while driving. People must realize their responsibility towards the public while sitting behind the wheel. I.
Your conversation can wait put the phone away. Many states have laws and probations but not one completely bans all cellphone use for all age groups.1 All phone use in a vehicle is responsible for unnecessary accidents, not just texting. About twenty eight percent of accidents are linked to phone use in the vehicle.2 When just over a quarter of accidents are caused by such carelessness I think it’s time to do something about the root problem. Texting drivers spend about ten percent of their driving time outside their lane.1 All phone use is responsible and should be banned not just texting. Approximately 1.4 million accidents occur during phone conversations and two hundred thousand from texting.3 Texting drivers may be as impaired as a driver who is legally drunk.
To engage ourselves in a construcive work, we have started a campaign to spread awareness about accidents related to cell phones and driving. In the reference material attached to this letter, you can see various newspapers cuttings and photographs that highlight the gravity of the situation. In the year 2008 alone, nearly 6,000 American residents lost their lives because of accidents related to a cell phone use while driving. Moreover, car crashes and texting via cell phones while driving have been related more closely in recent years. Cell phones usage while driving has been rated to be far more dangerous than drunk driving, which highlights the dangers of using cell phones when we are commuting from one destination to the other.