When a teen gets to that age all they think about is driving, but when they turn that age parents just begin to worry. “Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, a research group funded by the auto insurance industry, acknowledged the idea is "a tough sell," but noted that car crashes are the leading cause of death among teenagers” (Irvine). That is a big statistic to ignore. Pennsylvania had 242 deaths which involved a teenage driver in 2008, third among all 50 states behind that of Texas, 650 deaths, and Florida with 516 deaths (California DMV). Teenagers are reckless and we must do everything reasonable to prevent deaths.
After the police officer gave me the ticket I should have contacted my fire team leader, fire team leader CPL Walls. I did not do this, which was my first mistake, I got the ticket 2 weeks ago about an hour after getting off for the memorial day 96. I was roughly about 50 miles away still in the county The ticket came out to be 30 dollars, and the court cost was 188 dollars, which is a grand total of 218 dollars. The court date is set at the end of the month of June. This is the first ticket or anything I've done bad while driving a car.
It can cause someones life by being distracted. What topic sentences will you use as the foundation of your communication? (If necessary, add more points.) Banning texting while driving everywhere Hands free devices Block on cell phones Hefty fines What method of organization and development will you use to develop your paragraphs? 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.
Distracted driving is killing nearly 6,000 people a year, and causing more than 500,000 cases resulting in injuries, many of them life-changing, and this is only within the United States. By changing the law, we can make our roads safer and provide drivers much better chances of avoiding an accident. Let alone, according to the Florida Driver’s Association, the state of Florida has close to 250,000 vehicle crashes every year. Being the most common cause careless or distracted driving. Which implies that the driver was not aware of the traffic, corners, width of the road or any pedestrians close by.
While driving, adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one, as soon as the driver’s eyes meet their cellular device; their focus on the road is drawn away. In 2009, 5474 lives were taken and 448,000 people got injured from car accidents from being distracted while driving says the “Outlawing Text Messaging While Driving: Legislators in Several States Respond to Safety Concerns”U.S. News and World Report Article. The lives of innocent people are being taken every day due to a simple distraction. Car crashes are four more times more common to take place while the driver is on their mobile device over any other causes.
Jenny Zbar Ms. Deangelo English 3 26 October 2012 Effects of Texting and Driving Texting and driving causes the driver to be less focused on the road. Just five seconds is all it takes to get in a car crash. This is the amount of time it takes to make that crash fatal. Those few seconds can make a huge impact. For example, driving at 55 MPH and not looking at the road for those few seconds is the amount of time it takes to cross over one football field.
Distracted driving has become an increasingly immense problem on our nation’s roadways as cell phones have become more common in our day-to-day lives. Cell phone use while driving is the No. 1 distraction behind the wheel. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that in 2010, driver distraction was the cause of over 18 percent of all fatal crashes with 3,092 deaths, and crashes resulting in injury with 416,000 people (FCC). According to the National Safety Council, 23 percent of all crashes each year involve cell phone use, resulting in 1.3 million crashes nationally (FCC).
No law can prevent her from having an accident and possibly killing herself or someone else. Underage drinking use is widespread in the U.S. The greatest risk for underage drinking is when that young person decides to get into a vehicle. Six thousand seven hundred and eighty-eight people aged from 15 to 20 were involved in fatal crashes in 2003. Twenty nine percent of these drivers in this age group
Have you ever been in a car accident? Recent studies have shown that the fatal crash rate for 16-17 year olds has a lower rate than the 18-19 year olds. The fatality rate for teenager as a whole, has been decreased by about 30% ever since in the mid 1990’s, the requirement of having a certain number of hours behind the wheel has been enforced in almost every state in the U.S. Some people have brought up the suggestion of pushing back driving ages. That is a terrible idea because although they’re the ones getting into them, it’s not just the minors fault.
The state of Florida is in need of a law that prevents drivers from texting and driving. As the state of Florida we are considered the 46th state to have received this law. Texting and driving is considered illegal in the state of Florida because it’s better to have safe drivers that distracted drivers who can put others at risk. Yes the act of texting and driving is illegal but we don’t do too much to actually stop drivers from still doing breaking this law. In early October of 2013 Florida was alongside the rest of the states that were prohibiting texting while driving.