Argumentative Essay On Texting And Driving

Texting and Driving: A Grave Mistake The sun begins to creep up in the sky. The birds begin their song of the day. It’s a great day for a road trip. The driver of the vehicle receives a text message. He pulls his phone out of his pocket and looks at it for five seconds. At this point he is driving 55mph and goes the length of a football field without looking at the road. He takes his hands off the wheel to reply back and simultaneously collides with the semi-truck that merged onto the road while the driver was looking at the text message. The driver of the car dies on impact. It’s not a great day. Nine drivers are killed every day in America by texting and driving (Shumacher). This action increases the risk of a crash by a multiplier of two.

Studies also show drunk driving is actually statistically safer than texting and driving. In my observation as my family was traveling to Wisconsin, I put tallies on my notebook to record the results of passing drivers. The results were surprising in that 1 out of 8 kids and 1 out of 5 adults in passing cars were distracted while driving. These statistics are actually scary to me because I will never know which one will make a mistake when I am around them on the road. The negative effects this problem causes death and serious injury to themselves and others. It also effects the distracted drivers by placing others around them in harm. As more people text on the roads the drivers will get too familiar texting and driving. According to most statistics, that’s when most mistakes happen. Phone and car companies allow this behavior to happen simultaneously. Phone companies are making their product easier to be distracted, as the technology is addicting to use for the consumers. The notifications from the phone distract most humans from accomplishing their tasks. The phone pings or sounds and the driver looks down. Car companies are now installing Wi-Fi in the newest cars of our generation. The WI-FI is active for all passengers. The distraction element is also active for

Insurance companies raise the prices for younger drivers. The price if a new driver on the road is texting and gets caught will double every month. If the new driver gets in a crash the companies will skyrocket the prices. My system of disabling the use of the cellphone except for emergency purposes should help these drivers and the parents with lower costs. This will eliminate the distraction of texting. Car crashes can be very costly to replace parts to make your car look new again. It only takes one little decision to make a major mistake while operating a motor vehicle. This results in high price to repair or replace the car. The cars today are all made out of cheap but high priced plastic instead of aluminum. Creating lower costs for my community will help all of them from receiving the ultimate price of death, car wrecks and higher insurance prices. My idea of this anti- distraction device will produce less problems and eliminate costs drivers won’t have to