Texting And Driving Persuasive Speech

b. Memory requires a “selective attention” in order to store information while focusing on one task at a time, like driving.

Have you ever been in a car where the driver is texting. Well, you lucky, because over 3,300 people were injured or killed in phone related car crashes. To add on it's the most growing way people are getting into crashes. Also, the driver nearly drives a whole football field, BLINDFOLDED.But we can take action. Just listen to my speech to learn more.

He spent more than three weeks in a coma and has permanent brain damage from his accident

Imagine this: You have a date scheduled with your girlfriend or boyfriend, but you over sleep. You wake up all panicy, youre already an hour late. You don’t want them to think you stood them out so you don’t even bother changing your clothes or fixing your hair. So you jet off in a rush and head to the car. As you’re driving you decide to send them a text to let them know you didn’t forget and you’re on your way… little did you know you were on your way to the hospital, with a pit stop at the county jail. It turns out that in those 2 seconds where you were looking at your cell phone you didn’t see that stop sign let alone that mini van with the 3 young children. All they can see now is the inside of the casket, while you’re looking at 25

Approximately 91% of American adults report owning a mobile phone (Journal of Experimental Psychology, Human Perception & Performance).

Topic: Driving and Texting (AKA Driving Intexticated) is BAD Hook/Introduction/Beginning: Distracted driving has become the biggest road safety concern in Canada. Specifically, texting while driving. I’m sure you are all aware of this dangerous act and have at one point in time committed this crime but I ask you to think about the effects and consequences that may follow the next time you reach for your phone while driving.

“You Can’t Do Big Things If You’re Distracted By Small Things”(“Picture Quotes.com”). Many people get distracted by the smallest things in life. Driving is a huge example of people getting easily distracted someone might just look at their phone for just a second but people get distracted by the bigger picture which is driving. People are holding their whole lives in their hands and just one swerve off the road can mean the end of their life. Which seems more important a text or your life?

This isn’t a trick at all, everyone take their phone out, you won’t lose any points at all. Just for my presentation.

Oh I better open this snap that I just got from Brandon lets open this.CRASH! *SIRENS*.Texting

The pain and heartbreak caused by car crashes in America is something our nation can no longer ignore (Lewis 15). Texting and driving needs to be stopped once and for all. Teenagers all around the world are getting hurt and some are dying. Many people think that this issue should be stopped for once and for all. Don’t get me wrong, I love having a phone and everything, but I think that when you are driving you should not be on it. There is a time and place for it. But not when you operating a vehicle. Texting and driving drives me insane. One of my biggest pet peeves when I am in the car with someone. Other people think that this issue is not a problem. I think that texting and driving is a very dangerous thing for many reasons. Because it causes many accidents and people are not learning their lesson. Texting and driving needs to be stopped for once and for all. By installing products in the cars to prevent people from texting and driving.

These days almost everyone owns a cell phone. Texting has become a worldwide phenomenon and people can’t seem to put their phone down, even when they’re driving. Most states in the US have illegalized texting and driving, but four states are still allowing this to happen. Texas, Montana, Missouri, and Arizona have yet to make this dangerous combination illegal. Texting and driving injures about 330,000 people per year.

Texting while Driving causes many accidents per year, thus causing people to think about what to do with this major controversy. Many people think that ads and announcements help to let people know about the problem, but they end up not working out. Organizations like the Obama Administration (Texting While Driving) are trying to implement laws that focus on people who text and drive, which seem to work. Texting while Driving should be monitored by laws to help with the safety of people, to create a better infrastructure, and to save people money.

Recently the state of Oregon imposed a new law on the usage of cellular devices whilst driving vehicles. Now if cameras catch people touching their electronic devices whilst driving, then they can receive up to a $500 fine. The law was set to try and prevent car accidents where drivers are distracted using their electronic devices. Because of modern technology people have been using their mobile devices more so distracted drivers was becoming an increasing problem. People sometimes drive like drunk monkeys. Though, this new law also applies when drivers are stopped at traffic lights. This has sparked some debate over whether this is going to far. Some ask, what if we need to reply to an important text or inform someone of their whereabouts? Or if there was an emergency and someone needed to call 911? Could it then lead to more deaths from responders not getting there in time?

Driving while driving has become a major problem across the country. We are losing too many mothers, fathers, son, and daughters due to drivers being distracted with their cells texting. Nineteen states including the District of Columbia (Washington, D.C.) have banned it. The Transportation

Good morning everyone, today we call our world as busy world or multitasks world and with the rush-rush-rush mentality most people have these days; it's no surprise that more and more people are driving while distracted. Eating, talking or texting on a mobile phone, making adjustments to the radio, talking with passengers -- all take a driver's focus off of the road.