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Students,
What do you think about driving while texting? It apparently caused the serious commuter train accident in Los Angeles last week. I think there should be legislation against this dangerous behavior.
Dr. Alderman
posted by Comm. 230-01 @ 5:03 AM
2 Comments
2 Comments:
Drivers who text are not only putting their own life in danger but the lives of others on the road. Before having my daughter I would text all the time while I drove but after having her I realized that it was not the safest thing. I personally think that there should be a law passed against doing something so irresponsible but it would be hard to catch those texting. Possibly if there was a law passed it may cut down on the number of drivers who text even if it did not catch all who still did.
-Amanda Elmendorf
As a 19 year old lover of texting, eating, talking, and putting on make-up while driving, I can definitely admit that these actions are deemed dangerous. Drivers are participants in these activities daily, and pose not only a threat to themselves, but to others as well. It would seem as though with 80% of crashes attributed to distracted drivers( According to Safety Administration) that people would reconsider the things that they do while driving. I honestly believe that we do not intend to eat our hamburger and crash into a wall or even text and run the man off of the road next to us. I think that we are in a rush, and feel that nothing will happen to us. Over the summer I had a friend to die in a car accident due to texting while driving, and that for me was a reality shock. It was only then that I began to ask myself is sending a message worth my life. I mean really is sending your friend a message to say " OMG! the pink dress IZ on sale in Dillards, go ASAP!" really worth crashing? I do know that Washington has enacted a no texting while behind the wheel law, and that California is setting the law in action in Jan. However, I believe that the law should be country wide, and should not vary from state to state. Fines are given if you are caught texting, however, you must be caught while committing a traffic offense. ( For example, if you swerve over your lane). Furthermore, I think it is great that you and I have had experiences that have altered our driving behaviors for the better, but what about the 46% of teens that willingly admit that they text while driving? (According to AAA 2007)
- Shanee Driver
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