TTYL: Don’t text and drive

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It doesn’t matter how ravishing Tommy looked in his jeans today. It doesn’t matter how much you will “turn up” at Abby’s party. All that matters is the road in front of you. The very road that your eyes should concentrate on, rather than the digital screen that is mocking you with gawking eyes below.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, during any point of the day 11% of drivers are texting while driving. That number might seem a bit impressive but actually it is repulsive. It is eleven digits way too high because all it takes it that 0.1% to crush and consume a life. Would you rather give up your phone or your life? I for one, believe the phones need to be confined.

Would you rather give up your phone or your life? I for one, believe the phones need to be confined.

Texting and driving has become an infection that is spreading from one person to the next. We live in a “monkey-see, monkey-do” society and the rates of this horrible habit will not decrease without some type of change.

In fact, the influence has been so atrocious that in an AT&T study 48% of drivers from the ages of 18-25 have admitted to texting and driving. Clearly, with almost half of the nation permitting texting, it’s safe to say we are very dangerous.

Why is it so easy to pick up a pattern this life-threatening? Well, many people are just too naive. They see the accidents, shootings, deaths, and diseases, but not once do they think it could happen to them. Open your eyes! You are at risk!

Not only can texting and driving change your own life, but it will also affect everyone around you with its consequences. Head on collisions occur constantly and are deadly. Not only will the drivers lives end but the families of both drivers would be devastated. Just because a phone couldn’t be set down for more than ten minutes family members wouldn’t even want to be alive anymore. Put the phone down, and don’t allow your loved ones to be exposed to these life-altering tears.

According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute texting while driving is six times more likely to cause an accident than driving while intoxicated. Think about that. Someone who can barely stand up, or see visibly, or even stay awake, is less likely to be in an accident. Drinking and driving is a well-known problem in our nation, and the fact that using a cell phone is more dicey, is flat out bizarre.

Studies have also concluded that the average driver who sends or receives a text has their eyes off of the road for about five seconds. This amount of time may not seem enduring, but the amount is equivalent to a tad over the length of a football field. It is an immensely expanded 100 yards, and a great deal can occur.

Texting and driving is one of the most horrific distractions on the road today. I for one see absolutely no benefit to taking this risk and advise that cell phones should be avoided completely while driving. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that 3,328 people died due to distracted driving in one year. Please, disregard the phone to reduce this shameful number. The choice is yours. Risk your life by sending a silly and useless message while on the road, or simply before leaving, send the smart text that reads, “Talk to you later.” Your BFF will thank you.