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26%. Liza Barth, Consumer Reports. 26%. teens who text & drive. Liza Barth, Consumer Reports. 16%. Liza Barth, Consumer Reports. 16%. fatal car crashes involving drivers under 21 using a cell phone. Liza Barth, Consumer Reports. Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times. 19.

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  1. 26% Liza Barth, Consumer Reports

  2. 26% teens who text & drive Liza Barth, Consumer Reports

  3. 16% Liza Barth, Consumer Reports

  4. 16% fatal car crashes involving drivers under 21 using a cell phone Liza Barth, Consumer Reports

  5. Elisabeth Rosenthal, The New York Times

  6. 19 Governors Highway Safety Association

  7. 19 states with universal bans Governors Highway Safety Association

  8. 9 Governors Highway Safety Association

  9. 9 states that restrict texting & driving Governors Highway Safety Association

  10. 20+% Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

  11. 20+% increased chance of crashing while texting Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

  12. Works Cited • Barth, Liza. “Despite risks, teens report texting while driving.” ConsumerReports.org, 18 November 2009. Web. 18 November 2009. <http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/11/despite-risks-teens-report-texting-while-driving.html>. • Governors Highway Safety Association. “Cell Phone Driving Laws.” Governors Highway Safety Association, November 2009. Web. 13 November 2009. <http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html>. • Rosenthal, Elisabeth. “When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison.” New York Times (Late New York Edition) 2 November 2009: A1, A8. Print. • Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. “New Data from VTTI Provides Insight into Cell Phone Use and Driving Distraction.” Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 27 July 2009. Web. 14 November 2009. <http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/7-22-09-VTTI- press_Release_Cell_phones_and_Driver_Distraction.pdf>.

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  33. Thesis (overall idea) The Missouri “text messaging” law

  34. Thesis (overall idea) The Missouri “text messaging” law should be expanded to include drivers of all ages.

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  36. Points • Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.

  37. Points • Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted. • Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.

  38. Points • Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted. • Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings. • Logic and data suggest that the Missouri text messaging law should be applied to all Missouri drivers.

  39. Thesis (overall idea) The Missouri “text messaging” law should be expanded to include drivers of all ages.

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  41. Transitions II. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted. III. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.

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