Texting and Driving

Modern technology and the need to get in touch have created an increase in the use of cellular phones and devices. One of the most common communication methods on a phone is i-message or texting. People all around the world have been using texting as a practical and easy way of communication. This piece of technology has become the cornerstone of communication all around the world. It is safe to say that almost everyone that has a phone texts someone at least once a day. Even though texting maybe an extremely useful and efficient tool, if used the wrong way it can put people in harm’s way. People nowadays text everywhere: classrooms, offices, malls, and even the bathroom. Besides from that people try to multitask while texting and watching TV, studying, and even more detrimental, texting while driving. 

Driving is extremely dangerous and takes total concentration while driving and using a cell phone for texting can cause the driver to lose concentration. The driver needs to have both hands on the wheel in case an accident happens, and this is impossible if you are texting and driving. The fact that the driver is taking his or her eyes off the road even for a second is making the driver more prone to an accident. Texting while driving also raises the probability of missing road signs that are vital to navigating the road in front of you. While texting and driving it also makes it extremely hard for the driver to do maneuvers on the road due to the fact the driver is texting and driving. 

Texting while driving is overall a horrible idea because you need to look at the phone as you type and read incoming text messages. Other drivers also maybe texting and driving which causes them to become inattentive to what’s going on in front of them while driving. So you being the driver needs to watch out for other drivers that may be texting and driving and you can not do that if you are also texting and driving. Other vehicles might run over potholes or swerve into rails which might lead to accidents that could be fatal. This is why drivers need to stay attentive on the road to protect themselves from other wild drivers.  Texting while driving makes it so you spend less time looking at the road and more time looking at the phone. So drivers that might be texting and driving may not see a person or animals crossing the street, so there is a higher probability of hitting a person or an animal while they are crossing the road.

Texting while driving is a horrible action to commit. This action can bring upon fatal results to the driver and other civilians that the driver may hit because he or she was looking at their phone. Not to mention texting while driving is probably against the law, so if the driver is caught texting while driving there could be a serious punishment involved with the crime they have committed.