Name: Kayla A. Estradaestrada
From: Stafford, VA
Votes: 0
Don’t Let Texting and Driving Distract You
In today’s modern
society wireless cell phones lead to 1.6 million crashes a year
according to The National Safety Council reports. Teenagers are
getting distracted by the excitement of viewing their snap chats or
there Instagram to see the latest and greatest. This increases the
number of drivers involved in fatal crashes. Additionally, the
wireless subscribers in the U.S. has increased to over 400 million
and will continue to increase each year.
As a teenage
driver myself drivers ed was a huge way for me to learn
ways to be safer on the road. I learned that texting and driving is
becoming one of the fastest ways to die while on the road. It is
important to be aware and help prevent more harm to other on the
road. By putting down our phones or turning them off is one of ways
that I have reduced the risk of me getting into a car accident. I
don’t think many teenagers my age realize that we are driving around
machines that regardless of the distractions can still hurt others by
just a simple accident.
Some of the worst
offenders are in my age group who don’t take the laws of the
texting while driving seriously. The Nation Safety Council (NCS)
estimate that 80 percent of all crashes and 65 percent of near
crashes involves some type of distraction. Over 6,000 people died in
2008 in crashes involving inattentive drivers.
The most popular
way to communication today goes beyond phone calls on wireless phones
and is now texting. Along with other distractions like putting on
makeup or eating while driving. Research has shown that texting while
decrease driving performance. Texting is becoming the equal to drunk
driving. It is our job to make our roads safe so get off the phones
and remain vigilant.
