Segro, Anthony Mrs. Dwyer English 2C 1/15/07 Persuasive Essay Drinking and driving is a very serious and dangerous problem in the United States and all around the world. Many people every year are killed or injured because of drunk drivers, and most of the people that are killed are innocent bystanders. When a person’s blood alcohol content is over the legal limit he becomes much more impaired and are at a higher risk at hurting themselves or others. I am strongly against drinking and driving and I think that who ever is caught drinking and driving should be thrown into jail and fined a great sum of money. Drinking and driving has been a problem since alcohol has been around, it affects the body and mind greatly.
Texting while driving is irresponsible and extremely dangerous, not only to the driver texting, but to everyone close by. It only takes a second for a disaster to occur on the highways, and texting takes the driver's attention off the road for more than a second. Texting or calling while driving has the potential to cause a serious car accident that can have fatal results. Speaking on a cell phone is already illegal in many states. Texting while driving is even more dangerous.
Texting while driving is a highly controversial issue, and the people involved are concerned with delayed reaction times, causing more car accidents, and insurance liability. Drivers are taught to keep their eyes on the road and hands on the wheel. But it is very common to see people, especially younger people, trying to drive while glancing down at a cell phone or in some cases not watching the road at all. Michael Austin’s study “Texting While Driving: How Dangerous Is It?” states that a person’s reaction time while texting and driving is three times worse than it is if the person has been drinking. Statistics have indicated that over 6,000 deaths and well over half a million injuries have occurred due to drivers using cell phones in 2011 alone.
Bad judgment and poor decision making can cause an accident. 3. Driving under the influence can cause an accident. How will this information affect you as a driver now and in the future? (2-3
Texting while driving has become a major cause of accidents, especially among young drivers. When texting, you are too focused on your conversation instead of the road. This not only puts the driver of the vehicle is harms way; it creates an unsafe environment for all those in and around the automobile. Is a text message really that important? I highly believe that texting while driving should be illegal.
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
Texting while driving is just as dangerous as driving drunk or high. It can put your own you safety in jeopardy. Every time you text while driving your putting your life at risk and whoever around you life’s at risk. The people around you can be affected by you texting and driving. You can hit their car and permanently hurt them and if you don’t get hurt then you will have a huge lawsuit on your hands for that person’s health care and car damage.
“Cracking down on those who take drugs or drink and then drive is a year round commitment for Warwickshire and West Mercia.”- West Mercia Police. “Law enforcement officers across West Alabama will be aggressively seeking drunk drivers and arresting anyone who is driving impaired.” – Assistant Director Tasha Washington (“Crimson Beat”). The dangers of drunk driving are being highlighted as a part of a festive countdown on motorists who put people’s lives at risk by not following the law (Harris, 1). MADD (Mothers against Drunk Driving) serves a victim or survivor of drunk driving every ten minutes. Since 1980 MADD has nearly saves 300,000 lives…and
Text messaging is a triple threat, requiring visual, manual and cognitive attention from the driver. Not only is the driver not focused on the road ahead, but his/her hands are off the wheel as well. Therefore, people who send text messages are twenty three times more likely to be involved in a crash! (Belakovich). Researchers at Texas A&M University’s Texas Transportation Institute studied the impact of texting in an actual driving environment.
Should Texting While Driving Be Illegal? “Should texting while driving be illegal?” This is a question that causes many controversial controversies in the recent years. According to Ian Mulgrew, a Canadian journalist, many car crashes are blamed on distracted driving, and most of the distractions are caused by texting while driving. Nowadays, a lot of many people have such very busy lives, so they don’t and do not have time to complete everything within a day. As a result, Then, they work it out many choose to get things done on the road instead.