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Texting while driving

Texting while driving. By Ryan Berg. Cell phones. Cell phones have changed the way we communicate with people The majority of the world’s population has them Although cell phones can be very useful they have been very controversial lately

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Texting while driving

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  1. Texting while driving By Ryan Berg

  2. Cell phones • Cell phones have changed the way we communicate with people • The majority of the world’s population has them • Although cell phones can be very useful they have been very controversial lately • New laws have been making texting while driving illegal

  3. Good or bad? • People have been texting while driving since texting was created • Why would they now make it illegal? • Studies show that ten percent of teens who text while driving go out of there lanes which can cause accidents that lead to death • It is not just about the people who text while drive, it’s about others on the roads • The safety of everyone on the road is what made it illegal • 16% of all crashes that led to death were caused by texting while driving • Studies have shown that it is more dangerous than drinking and driving

  4. Good or bad? • Texting while driving is a lot like the law saying that everyone has to buckle up before driving • The laws are there to protect people from injury or even death • With more and more phones with touch screens come out, less come out with an actual keyboard

  5. Good or bad? • New technology like Bluetooth headsets and apps make it easier to communicate with somebody while driving and also reducing the amount of people who text and drive. • When you’re talking on the phone while driving, the conversation won’t last as long as a conversation of texting someone and also makes it capable of keeping your eyes on the road. • Videos with celebrities talking about the dangers of texting while driving have hopefully influenced people not to.

  6. Good or bad? • Others say that they’ve been texting while driving for years so it should not made be illegal since it was not before • Laws have not made GPS systems or iPods illegal so texting while driving should not be illegal also

  7. Good or bad? • There are plenty of ways of getting distracted while driving that aren’t illegal. • Eating is difficult and nearly impossible depending on what you’re eating but it doesn’t stop people from doing it. • After a while people will learn and get better how to manage multi-tasking while driving and eventually become as natural as breathing.

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