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Texting and Driving

Texting and Driving. By: Brittany Ficklin English 252 Professor Mabey. Introduction. Significant issue. Worst form of distracted driving. Many people are taking a stand. Laws and punishments are being passed. There is an ongoing debate. The Facts. -3,092 deaths. -416,000 injuries.

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Texting and Driving

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  1. Texting and Driving By: Brittany Ficklin English 252 Professor Mabey

  2. Introduction • Significant issue. • Worst form of distracted driving. • Many people are taking a stand. • Laws and punishments are being passed. • There is an ongoing debate.

  3. The Facts -3,092 deaths. -416,000 injuries. - 1,000 just texting and driving. -4.6 seconds to read message. -Risk of crash increases.

  4. How Dangerous is it? • Worst form of distracted driving. • Requires visual, manual, and cognitive attention. • Can lower brain activity by 37%. • Teenage involvement.

  5. Texting and Drunk Driving -NYSU professor -six times more dangerous. -Taken lead. -Leading cause of death among teens. -Drunk driving deaths dropped. -Texting and driving deaths has jumped.

  6. Experiments Testing Texting and Driving -Auto industry experiment -Break Time Results: Unimpaired= .54 feet Legally drunk= 4 feet Drunk= 36 feet Texting= 70 feet.

  7. Laws • Ray LaHood • 41 states have laws. • Positive results in many states. • Connecticut saw phone usage drop 57%. • North Carolina dropped use by 20%.

  8. Punishments • $20 is first offense. • $50 is second offense. • Some states = license point deduction. • Harsher states exist. • Alaska worst penalty. • Many statestrying to increase severity.

  9. The Debate • Some people disagree. • Reporters argue that laws: • Encourage covertness • Double blindness • Waste resources • Provide bias reporting and skewed data • Is not a significant problem

  10. Conclusion/Questions

  11. References • http://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/origosafe-disables-the-car-to-stop-people-from-texting-while-driving/ • http://blog.gasbuddy.com/posts/Texting-while-driving-now-illegal-in-24-states/1715-413651-335.aspx • http://www.drivingambitioninc.com/blog/?Tag=driving+while+texting&BBPage=1 • http://davis-hoss.blogspot.com/2012/06/texting-while-driving-leads-to-homicide.html • http://www.insurancequotes.com/toughest_states-texting_while_driving/ • http://www.fox4now.com/news/local/135624343.html • http://www.textinganddrivingsafety.com/dont-text-and-drive-blog/bid/73184/Why-Is-Texting-and-Driving-Worse-Than-Drinking-and-Driving • http://stcloud.legalexaminer.com/automobile-accidents/graphic-look-at-the-dangers-of-texting-and-driving-.aspx?googleid=279090 • http://aubreydaniels.com/blog/?s=texting+and+driving • http://textingndriving.wordpress.com/

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