Adrienne Williams
English 102
Kerley
4/8/11
Think about when you are stopped at a red light, do you wait patiently for it to turn green, or do you immediately pick up your cellphone to see the text that you just received. Most people feel that this is harmless because they only look down for a second. In the driving world, a split second can mean everything. Someone could instantly brake or someone might be running a red light. Driving takes full attention and dedication every time that you are behind the vehicle. Why have many states in America banned texting while driving? Texting while driving has not only caused horrible accidents but many fatalities, many of which are teens. When a teenager is driving, their attention should be full and alert. They’ve only been driving a couple of years, but they feel that they can multitask a little too much. State laws have put an end to this. Thirty out of the fifty states have currently banned texting while driving. Some states take this very serious and make it a primary enforcement. This means that you don’t have to be performing any other infraction to be pulled over; if they see you texting, they can pull you over and cite you. Only four of the states have made it a secondary law. Either way, states have obviously seen the problem at hand and decided to act upon it to make America’s roads much safer. This research topic is crucial for us to become abreast to. We wouldn’t want to be pulled over for an infraction, but then again, we want to be safer when we’re out there on the roads. How many times do you see someone doing some wrong in the road and then you pass them and say, “Another idiot on their cellphone?” The issue pertains to many of us as well because we are teenagers, and they seem to be the victims of texting while driving.
