Distracted By Technology

Are You Distracted by Technology?
Do smart phones, apps, televisions, texting etc. distract you from everyday life? Do they get in the way of your learning, driving and social skills? Technology is getting better and better every day, which makes it easier for us to get distracted while doing a simple task. Some people argue that technology is not distracting but most people will argue that technology is distracting to them. We use technology everyday: whether it is at school, home, work, or driving. Technology is a huge part of our lives and without it most people would be lost. Technology is at the point where it is hard to be without it. If you ask anyone between ages 15 to 25 a large percent of them would say they use technology every day,

Cyber bulling is when a child or teen is harassed, threatened, embarrassed by another person on the Internet. But if an adult does something like this it is not called cyber bullying its called cyber stalking. Kids use the Internet to harass one another because they are scared to do it face to face and by doing it on the Internet everyone can see it. “Children have killed each other and committed suicide after having been involved in a cyber bullying incident.” (STOP Cyber bullying).Kids think it is okay to talk bad about others on the internet, they don’t think anything will happen. But if it is taken too far anything can go

”Many accidents are blamed on distracted driving and most of the distractions are caused by cell phone usage” (Schulte). “Checking messages, emails and social media is a top priority for many people and they will do it on the road while driving” (Schulte). No matter what age the driver is, no one should be texting while driving. While driving, adults and teenagers cannot wait a few minutes to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one, they need to do it now. Car crashes are four times more common to take place while the driver is on their mobile device over any other causes. According to Bret Schulte, talking on a cell phone is not as dangerous as texting these days. (Schulte) But when driving, neither should be done while driving because if you take your eyes off the road for a split second anything can happen. It’s hard for all drivers, especially teenagers, to put down the cell phone and put their hands on the wheel, which results in many car crashes. “A Virginia Tech Transportation Institute study of commercial drivers revealed that texting while driving was the riskiest type of driver distraction, making drivers 23 times more likely of getting into a safety-critical event.” (Virginia Tech Transportation Institute 2009). Distracted driving is a serious problem in the United States and it is due to the distraction of