Being Distracted While Driving

You get a phone call from the Police Department. You can get a call from anyone or your there to experience it. You get dreadful news. Your child or loved one was a victim of distracted while driving. What if you’re also in a car finding out this dreadful news. You speed to the situation. You’re also distracted. You have a risk of getting in an accident. Some people might say being distracted while driving is not all that bad as it seems. If dying and killing other people is not bad, then OK. A threat that must be terminated is being distracted while driving. My first reason on why distracted driving is bad is because it costs a lot of money and wastes a lot of money. In an article by CNN.Money, “The motorist advocacy group AAA said accidents

They also think it lets people stay in contact longer and keeps people unworried about you. But I say nay nay. Just because it doesn't seem bad, doesn't mean nothing bad will happen. You still have the risk of getting hurt or hurting others. Distracted driving is misunderstood. People miss the fact that distracted driving is not only texting. Even changing the radio station while driving is a form of being distracted. Staying in contact with others is not worth it when you have a possibility of crashing harming yourself and others. That is why those people who think that are usually wrong. In an article called Is Texting and Driving Really Bad?, they claimed, “Oh, but is a “distraction-related” crash the same as a “texting and driving” crash? Not according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which compiles these reports. In fact, only 13% of the distraction-related automobile deaths were reported to have involved the use of a cell phone. That’s about 1% of all automobile-related deaths.” (Bettinelli) 1% is still a lot if you think about it. So according to the Highway Traffic Safety Administration, “In 2014, there were 2,955 fatal crashes that occurred on U.S. roadways that involved distraction (10% of all fatal crashes).” If 2,995 people crashing due to distracted driving is not bad, then what is