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    driving. The Department of Transportation reported 100,917 distracted driving crashes in 2014, resulting in 483 fatalities and more than 3,000 serious injuries. Compared with 2013, distracted-driving crashes in Texas have increased by 6 percent (“Cell Phone” 2008). The broad meaning of the phrase, distracted driving is any activity that could divert a driver’s attention while operating a vehicle. My paper will focus solely on distracted driving while using a handheld electronic device. People that

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    wireless communications is presenting a growing concern for distracted driving due to using cell phones and other electronic devices while driving. Although distracted driving accidents and fatalities have risen in the last decade, placing a ban on the use of a cell phone or other electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle as some states have will not resolve the issue. In fact a ban on cell phones and driving may very well increase the accident and fatality rate because drivers are now more

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    ambiguous, under-inclusive and enforce light punishments that cannot be deterred. These laws also empower the police to carry out warrantless search for the cell phone of the driver. Texting while driving is highly dangerous and people doing so must be punished strictly, license suspensions, interlock devices preventing the usage of cell phones while driving and possible jail time (Arrigo, 2014). This particular paper is an attempt to evaluate the effectiveness of latest laws implemented against texting

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    driving an occasion or a habit? Distracted driving has been a big controversy for a while, whether we should ban cell phone use, radios, touch screen controls, or even eating and driving. “Drive now. Text later. (Author Unknown) There are many different takes on this topic, which makes it difficult for us to discuss it. The Iowa DMV wants to pass a law, completely banning the use of cell phones, and eating and driving. The idea to pass this law has been put aside for sometime but the numbers of deaths

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    least we can all agree cell phones do not belong in class, right… right? As technology evolves so too does the human, nowadays we are so surrounded by information that our attention has dwindled, and currently there is one big war for attention occurring, the war between the classroom and the cell phone. Right now we are starting to believe that banning phones all together is the answer and while many people agree that strong-arming teens from being able to use their cell phones will solve the problem

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    Essay—Cell phones and driving Suzy Campbell Title Balancing my coffee on my left leg, eating a donut with my right hand, using my cell phone with my left hand, driving with my right knee and having a conversation with a friend at the same time are surprisingly enough all legal, as long as they don’t interfere with my driving. While all these distractions can potentially interfere with my driving, the one most people often notice is the use of cell phones. Although using cell phones while

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    As one enters any local high school in the United States, they will be sure to see teenage students with their cellular telephones in hand. One may say the use of cell phones should be banned on school property, however there are many instances in which that may not be the best idea. Parents need to know that their children are safe and those children need a way in which to contact their parents if an emergency arises. If their child is not permitted to have their cellular telephone with them at

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    Being on Our Cell Phones While Driving Nearly 6,000 people are killed connecting to the outcome of cell phone use while driving according to Edmunds.com (7). Texting and talking on the phone throughout the time that a person is driving can have deadly consequences, but people still don’t seem to want to give up risking their life. There are many issues that can happen while on the road related to the usage of cell phones. It is important to stop people from looking at their phones while driving

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    “Why Banning the Use of Cell Phones While Driving Should Be Mandatory Worldwide” The use of cellphones should be banned while driving worldwide. It isn’t safe for people to be texting while driving. It is hazardous for not only the driver but, the passengers in the car, the pedestrians, and the other car that may get crashed into. Cell phones have become a part of everyday life for many American citizens, and a huge amount of people depend on their phones to help them get through the day. As a result

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    The invention of cell phones is an overall positive technological advancement in the 20th and 21st centuries. The use of cellular devices while driving, however, is dangerous. Because driving while using a cell phone is hazardous, many states have banned the use of handheld cell phones in motor vehicles. This law should be supported because the prohibition of handheld cell phones in motor vehicles results in safer, more focused drivers, and the development of hands-free cell phone products such as

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