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possibly even jail time.
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The last thing that you want while driving is to get distracted
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I think I could say the same thing for a passenger. Have you ever been in a car with someone and they start looking at their phone? Have they ever got on the phone and laughed so hard that they close their eyes while driving? It's not a good feeling to be in a situation such as that cause you worry about your life. Hands-free calls are good but just because they don't have a phone in their hand does not mean a person still cannot get distracted due to the use of a phone. Distraction due to phones could result in multiple things. One of the things it can result in is pedestrians getting hurt. In the state of Georgia, Pedestrians are given the right-of-way when crossing a marked crosswalk. Pedestrians are required to yield the right-of-way to oncoming vehicles when crossing the street without a marked crosswalk. If drivers aren't paying attention then they might just hit a pedestrian and it might just be on the driver. Drivers could be so distracted due to cell phones that they run a stop light and end up hitting a pedestrian.
Evidence
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One of the main reasons for car wrecks in the United States is not driving under the influence or speeding. The main cause for car wrecks in America is distracted driving.
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1B1FA8C3F4F9
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People don't realize how easily a person could get in a car wreck. Looking at a text or notification on your phone could take your eyes off the road for almost 5 seconds. 5 seconds doesn't sound like a lot of time but it really doesn't even take a full second for a car wreck to actually happen.
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When using your phone while driving, you should ask yourself a few questions. Do I want to possibly go to jail today? Do I want to possibly crash today? Do I want to possibly take a life today? These are questions you should ask yourself before picking up that phone and reading that text or even talking to someone on the phone. Don't be selfish. Think about other people and the impact that using your phone while driving could possibly have on others. Put the phone down and get where you need to go.
Concluding Statement
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In today's day and age, technology has drastically increased. People now days seem to rely on their devices more than anything. People surely can't get their eyes off the devices for more than at least a minute. They look at the phone while walking, eating at a dinner table, or even in class while their supposed to be learning. But the main problem that is occurring is people texting on their phone while driving an automobile. This brings up the question if drivers should or shouldn't be able to use their cellphones in any capacity while operating a vehicle.
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In my perspective, I believe drivers shouldn't be able to use their cellphones while driving
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For starters, you're taking your eyes off the road.
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This is extremely dangerous because it only takes five seconds (minimal amount) of your time taken away from the road for an extreme accident to occur. For example, if u is driving at 55mph while texting or looking at your phone; within them seconds you could have easily got into a car accident with major injuries. This reason is only one reason you shouldn't be able to use your cellphone while driving.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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Another reason that you shouldn't be able to use your cellphone while driving is it puts your life at risk and put other innocent lives at risk.
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2E98ECF2CA61
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When you make the decision to text and drive, you make the decision to risk the lives of those around you and your life as well. That simple action of "answering a quick text" or even glancing at a text means that you are selfishly putting other people's lives in danger. It is one thing to put your own life in danger, but it is unfair and unnecessary to risk the lives of others. These innocent people; young children, friends in your car, pedestrians, and fellow drivers, did absolutely nothing wrong and are forced to have their lives at risk solely due to a poor decision that you made.
Evidence
Evidence 2
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The last and final reason is that it's illegal.
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2E98ECF2CA61
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Regardless of the all the harm caused by texting and driving, it is also illegal in many states. Fines and punishments for texting and driving range greatly depending on the state that you live in; for some states, the fine is merely $20, however, in others, it can be up to $500. And, if the action of texting and driving ends in injuring any other individuals, you can actually end up in jail, depending on the severity of the injury. This right here is just the icing on the cake as to why you should stop texting and driving!
Evidence
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In conclusion, people shouldn't be able to operate a cellphone while driving a vehicle because it is very dangerous and also illegal. Taking your eyes off the road for one text can take a life. So please keep your eyes on the road and don't pick up the phone.
Concluding Statement
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Over the year many states have banned using cellphones while driving. Some people tend not to listen and still use it and that causes a lot of people lives. Should people use their phone while driving
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No one should be using their cellphones while driving
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It's not safe for you, the person next to you, or the person that you hit
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insurance rate goes up
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its illegal.
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People thinks that they can use their phones while driving but end up causing people lives even themselves
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In 2018 half a million people were injured because of texting and driving. In an article of "Facts & Statistics About Texting & Driving (Updated for 2018)" it claims "With the latest statistics available as of 2018, in 2015, according to statistics compiled by the Department of Transportation, 3,477 people died and another 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes caused by drivers who were distracted because they were texting or using cell phones." Don't let anything distract you from taking your eyes off the roads.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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Depending on what auto insurance people have, when you get into an accident your insurance will go up
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D0CBBD43827C
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In an article "Just how much does car insurance go up after an accident?" it said that "Insurers once followed the Insurance Services Office's (ISO) standard of increasing a premium by 20 to 40 percent of the insurer's base rate after an accident." If you drive a brand new car that you pay for it, you wouldn't want your insurance to higher then your car bills. Specially if you are a young adult trying to figure things out, you will be making the worst mistake if you let your phone have your attention.
Evidence
Evidence 2
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In most state it's illegal to text while driving
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There are 41 state that ban texting while driving because of distractions. In the article "Texting While Driving May Be Common, But It's Illegal In Most States" it stated, "In all but four of those states, texting while driving is a primary offense, meaning you can get pulled over and ticketed simply for that alone; in Florida, Iowa, Nebraska and Ohio, you can get ticketed for texting only if you were pulled over for some other offense, such as speeding. (By comparison, only 12 states, along with Washington, D.C., ban all drivers from using handheld mobile phones.)" Don't get distracted and get pulled over because your friends or family is texting you. If anything it only takes a minute to pull over and do what you need to do. You don't want anything to happen to your safety.
Evidence
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Life is too short for anyone to risk it. Witnessing a distracted driver is very scary, life is never promised for tomorrow. Rethink about your choice, is it that important to risk anything? People are way too naive to know what's right from wrong, moral of the story don't text while driving.
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Today, there are many controversial conversations on people using their phones while driving. Some People may think that phones should be allowed to be used for certain reasons such as GPS and other emergency uses while others believe that phones should not be used at all due to accidents and law violations.
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If people were able to use their phones and be a responsible driver at once, just maybe there would not be a problem with it nowadays.
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Even though phones have caused a lot of accidents and deaths, I believe that certain uses of the phones should be allowed while driving.
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Sometimes, people get emergency phone calls and emergency text that they need to see in order to try and fix the situation if it is a fixable situation. Some people also have their phone for uses of GPS and other informational services. Not all people use their phones as a distraction while driving. Some people just need it at the time.
Evidence
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Even though i believe that using your phone while driving is a good idea, there are many cons to this idea. A lot of car accidents had to do with the involvement of teens and adults using their cellular device. Phones have cause a lot of deaths, not just in America but across the world
Evidence
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I believe there should be more laws made that does not ban phones but put restrictions on them like time restrictions.
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Example: A law that prevents you from using your phone after 8:00 pm or a law that prevents you from using your phone on certain streets.
Evidence
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All in all, i do believe using your phone while driving is not that bad of an idea as long as people can use it responsible while driving.
Concluding Statement
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The use of cars and mobile technology has done nothing but grow in our society without ceasing. However, the use of these cellular devices while driving can be fatal to the driver and to others. If the driver is overly distracted and is not paying attention, it can cause them to veer off the road or hit innocent, bystanding, pedestrians. The use of technology could also be used for good. GPS helps most people on this earth, get to where they need to go. Although, this can also lead to them getting distracted, some apps have it, so that the driver can simply hear the directions
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The usage of cellular devices shouldn't be restricted completely, but limited to using GPS.
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The amount of car accidents due to drivers being distracted by their phones, is at 1.6 million per year. This is mostly texting and driving, or being on social media while operating a vehicle.
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Actively using phones while driving should be restricted because of the danger to the driver, passengers, and the pedestrians that are around. Most of the drivers that are making these mistakes, are teenagers that don't know better. Teen drivers, or new drivers in general, should take a proper drivers ed class, that'll teach them proper drivers etiquette. This will inform them of the dangers of texting and driving, and teach them techniques to avoid temptation.
Evidence
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Although the use of cell phones should be restricted, it shouldn't be completely prohibited.
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Drivers often use their phones for GPS in this day and age. If phones are permanently prohibited, then drivers won't be able to use their mobile map. It navigates the driver to where they need to go. Apps have been programmed so that drivers can use their GPS hands-free. They also input a feature that will speak the directions out loud so the driver doesn't feel the constant need to pick their phone up and read the directions. All the driver has to do is input their destination in before the vehicle starts moving. Phones while driving doesn't need to be prohibited.
Evidence
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Some people will argue that the usage of any phones can start any car accident.
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While that is true, it is highly unlikely and implausible
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Although texting and driving is the cause of many car accidents, it's not the cause for ALL of them. Phones cannot be blamed for every car accident that happens. In fact, drunk driving is the cause for 31% of car accidents that occur in the country. Taking away the cell phone completely from use in the vehicle, will have a poor effect on the drivers who need GPS to go to new places and don't end up lost. It will lead to drivers needing maps, which are often hard to read and hard to keep track of.
Evidence
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Getting rid of cell phone use while driving completely, may seem like a smart idea at first, but it doesn't make sense once really contemplated. It would alter the country's way of driving, and not in a good way. Maybe there would be less accidents, but there are still drunk drivers to worry about. Cell phone usage while driving should not be strictly prohibited, but rather restricted for all uses except for GPS
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Cell phones and vehicle operation are simply two things that do not mix.
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Drivers should not be able to use cell phones in any capacity while operating a vehicle.
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Research Shows that using cell phones while driving nearly doubles the risk of a negative outcome occurring
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As mediocre as that sounds it could lead to fatal car crashes
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Injuring a pedestrian
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even punishment for distracted driving.
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According to Edgar Snyder & Associates Nearly 390,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving
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The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year". The outcome of texting while driving is not that important to where lives should be taken to send a text if it's that important then why not just pull over. in the article on edgar Snyder & Associates it also states that 10 percent of all teen motor vehicle crash fatalities in 2016 involved distracted driving. The risk is increasing every time a person pulls out there cell phone.
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In the article that was posted on USA Today it stated that "U.S pedestrians death totaled nearly 6,000 in 2017 for the second straight year amid signs that walkers and distracted drivers do not mix
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Also it states that texting while driving is more risky in a urban environments. Teens that text and drive are more likely to get into an accident than an adult that is even though both are risky studies show that being young while doing it is worse than being older while doing it. The issue at hand is affecting everyone texting while driving or just being on your phone is a bad mix and innocent children and adults are suffering because of it.
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Texting while driving can result in many punishments like Monetary fines, Criminal charges and jail or prison time
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According to Legalmatch "Texting while driving is a moving traffic violation and may be a criminal misdemeanor in certain jurisdictions". Also,Jail or prison time if the offense has resulted in bodily injury to another driver, jail or prison time may be imposed. The more you get caught texting and driving the worse the punishment will be it could start off with a simple fine and the next time you could be serving jail time. Finally, If you have been hurt due to someones else mistakes you are entitled to compensation at which you can sue them.
Evidence
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In Conclusion, Drivers should not be able to use cell phones in any capacity while operating a vehicle. The outcome of this can hurt the drivers mentally, physically and even emotionally (if they take someones life in the process).Texting while driving is now one of the most reason drivers are getting fined as technology advances peoples urge to use their cellphones are growing tremendously. It is not worth it to risk your life for a flash of entertainment that isn't going anywhere anytime soon there actually incorporating technology into the vehicles.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
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Drivers should not be able to use cell phones in any capacity while operating a vehicle
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because, that's a detraction on the road.
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Claim 1
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If you have kids in the car and you texting while driving and you do not pay attention to the road and your coming on to a traffic light and it's red a car is in front of you, and then you hit the car you could kill you and your kids just from that one big detraction on the road. Say if you lived and you kids died you are going to jail and you have to go to court to pay the people who you hit from behind that one mistake could lead to all of that.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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Anything can and could put your family in risk and you in risk for your life.
Claim
Claim 2
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1,622,664,492,271
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You're driving in your car so someone who you know or love text you. A person walking across the road you're not paying attention at all you hit them they lived lucky lived when you hit them, so they stay in the hospital a good 2-3 weeks the police come to the hospital convince the person you hit to sue you they do it. In the mail or the police that convince they person that you hit come to your house and tell you that you have been sued for texting and driving on the road because the traffic lights has a camera on it catches you. Your court day comes up either your license get suspended or you have to pay the person you hit money. It might end up as both.
Evidence
Evidence 2
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This why people should not text & drive.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
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Today in society cell phones play a huge part in deaths because people use their cell phones while driving because they want to text, call, take pictures, and or even being on social media. As people continue to depend on cellphones for their communication needs these devices not only become more useful but also more dangerous, especially when people are using their phones at the wrong times. The most dangerous time to use your phone is when you are driving.
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If you use your phone while you are driving, you are taking a huge risk on losing your life or taking someone else's life.
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The action of many countries around the world to ban the use of cell phones while driving may have served to deter drivers from using their phones as they drive.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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1,622,711,859,341
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One of the main reasons that make using cell phones while driving very dangerous is that using the cell phone reduces a driver's reaction time in traffic.
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Claim 1
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On busy roads, the amount of time that one talks before reacting to a situation in most cases determines whether someone gets to continue living. It is very dangerous to text and call while driving but texting while driving is more dangerous because the driver must constantly keep looking at the phone screen in order to type or read the messages. Studies show that people who text while driving tend to accelerate more slowly after stepping on the brakes, this can cause irregularities for another driver leading to possible accidents and since their eyes are more on the text than the road, drivers who choose to text while driving have a much higher chance of hitting a pedestrian than those not distracted in driving.
Evidence
Evidence 2
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Many accidents, whether severe or not, usually occur within a blink of an eye. This means that just a moment of distraction is enough for a driver to cause a serious road accident. Given the many concerns, it is best if drivers were not only banned from texting but banned from their phones in any way at all as they drive.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
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Driving while being on the phone is very dangerous.
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No one should be operating a vehicle and using technology
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It can ruin your life. People don't think before they do stuff and it doesn't always end good.
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Claim 1
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You might think you can pay attention to the road and drive at the same time, but you never know until its too late. Many wrecks have been caused by people texting and driving. You could look up at the road one second too late and take someone's life.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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Most teens are addicted to their phone and right when it buzzes, they grab it and check it. They can't even drive without them. You could swerve while on your phone, stop too late, or never see the person walking. Just like that someone's hurt and its your fault. Driving is a serious thing.
Evidence
Evidence 2
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You don't have to just worry about your life but the other peoples on the road's life too. Not everyone can see the same thing, so all your attention needs to be on the road.
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Claim 2
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1CCC2C060AA2
1,622,730,917,840
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That's why you shouldn't drive and be on your phone. Its very dangerous and can take someone's life. You never know when that day will be. You can never be certain on what will happen. That's why you should always be safe and not do it. Think before you take someone's life.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
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Before cell phones were invented car accidents were shockingly low compared to the numbers we see today. Texting and driving are six times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated.
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0421128DEE6C
1,622,560,369,200
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Over 1.6 million crashes a year in the US are linked to cell phone distraction. There needs to be something done to stop this.
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0421128DEE6C
1,622,507,247,176
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If someone is caught texting and driving, there should be a worse punishment than a small ticket. People are putting people in danger every single day doing this
Claim
Claim 1
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0421128DEE6C
1,622,507,265,278
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Approximately 660,000 people are using their phones right now while driving. Texting and driving are considered the most dangerous activity to do while driving. Nearly 390,000 injuries a year are caused from texting and driving. Texting causes a 400% increase of distraction while driving.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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Even people that text and drive want something to be done about it.
Claim
Claim 2
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94% percent of drivers support a ban on texting while driving, and 74% of drivers support a ban of hand-held cell phone use while driving. A AAA poll showed that 94% of teen drivers know about the cell phone laws and the dangers of doing it, and 35% admitted to doing it. 21% percent of all teen accidents are caused by cell phone usage. Teens are 4 times likely to get into an accident or a near miss than an adult when talking or texting on a cell phone. 3,166 people were killed by distracted driving in 2017. 15,341 people between the age of 15-29 have been involved in fatal accidents involving cell phone usage.
Evidence
Evidence 2
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There is too much risk involving cell phones and driving, thousands of people die a year involving cell phones. If something can be done about this then many lives would be saved. Teens and adults put themselves and other people in danger every day just to look at a screen for a few seconds. Someone's life is more precious than taking your eyes off the road to look what someone said.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
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42048FB6EC2B
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Drivers should absolutely never be able to use a cell phone while driving.
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This is evident as in recent years there has been a big problem in our society with drivers using their cell phones while driving. It has gotten so bad that it has become illegal because driving while using a cell phone is more likely to be the cause of a fatal accident, than when a person drives under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,414,998
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Use a hands free device at all times while driving. I say this because a cell phone will take your attention off of the task at hand. A driver's focus should be maintained on only driving to ensure safety
Evidence
Evidence 2
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,409,959
620
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It has been proven that driving while using a cell phone is the cause of more vehicular accidents resulting in a fatality than those caused by drivers who are under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Claim
Claim 1
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,434,399
822
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In two thousand and thirteen there were three thousand one hundred fifty-four people killed in distracted driver related crashes. In just one year's time, there are three hundred and ninety thousand people injured in accidents caused by texting and driving. I personally do not use my cell phone when I drive, because it distracts me very easily.
Evidence
Evidence 3
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,428,480
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1,364
I suggest that drivers should be able to use their cell phone for an emergency purpose only. Even in a crisis situation, the driver should pull over to the side of the road before making a call.
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Claim 2
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,442,070
1,365
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I also encourage that the cell phone companies should be made to have the cell phone come from the factory to where if your cellphone is moving, it will not be allowed to ring or give you any notifications.
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Claim 3
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,447,389
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In order to get your notifications, you will have to manually tell your cellphone to read that you are not driving for it to allow you to open the phone. It will then give you the notifications and or missed calls you have missed. In addition, it will not allow you to access absolutely any of your social media platforms or let you get social media notifications while you are driving.
Evidence
Evidence 4
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42048FB6EC2B
1,622,483,472,508
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2,309
In conclusion, my opinion on whether drivers should be using their cell phones while driving is that they should refrain from using their cell phone while driving. This is because driving is a task that requires a lot of focus and a cell phone is very distracting. Driving while using a cell phone is now illegal because of how dangerous it is.
Concluding Statement
Concluding Statement 1
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Drivers should not use cell phones while operating a vehicle, because there are several risks that could happen.
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insurance rates will hike.
Claim
Claim 1
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you are more than likely to have a wreck.
Claim
Claim 2
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if there are people in the car you should always consider your passengers.
Claim
Claim 3
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7FF6281EC288
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Your insurance rates are priced by a complex equation (Rate factors) which include: Age, Car make and model, Gender, Location, Driving history.
Evidence
Evidence 1
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7FF6281EC288
1,622,554,035,765
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Causing a car accident often leads to higher insurance premiums.
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Claim 4
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1,622,554,069,765
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Even if your rates don't go up after an accident,
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