Persuasive Speech : Texting While Driving

Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to avoid texting while driving so they will not get injured or injury someone else.

In the article, “Dead Girl’s Parents Warn Students to Buckle Up and Stop Texting,” shows that texting while driving is hazardous and very real when Alex Brown, age 17, died due to result of texting while driving while not wearing a seatbelt. The parents of Alex Brown, Johhny Mac and Jeanne Brown, appeared in front of an audience of hundreds of Clyde middle and high school students, to educate young people about Alex’s accident and how easily it could have been prevented. Texting while driving impacts the lives of those around you. A single distraction while driving, as small and simple it may seem such as texting, can lead to the death of loved ones.

Title of speech: 1 Texting while driving Specific purpose: My audience will know the dangers of texting while driving, the effects it has on people and ways to reduce the accident rate due to texting and driving.

The journal article elaborates on the major distraction technology presents to drivers. I understand the impact of texting while driving. I work for a large telecommunications company that invests a lot of money into don’t text and drive campaigns. The journal influenced my understanding of the issue by using statistics to show me the large impact that texting and using cell phones while driving have in the United States.

Texting and driving is a huge problem for people all over the world for many reasons.

There are many vehicles on the road in America. One of the problems people have in America is texting while driving. Some people have lost a family member that they loved to a text message. Some of the reasons why this is an issue is because people are easily distracted, they can get in a terrible wreck, and they can take someone’s life.

Statistics don’t lie. Texting and driving is a hazard to not only the person texting but everyone around them as well. The popularity of mobile devices has had some unintended and even dangerous consequences. It is estimated that at least 23% of all

With the society we live in today, a cell phone almost becomes a necessity. Although cell phones come in handy and even make life a little easier, our cell phone usage is becoming a threat to us. There are several ways in which this powerful object can be dangerous. Texting while driving is one danger many do not realize until something drastic happens. Texting while driving is not only a threat to us, but as well as other drivers, passengers, and pedestrians. However, with the lack of enforcement on the laws and punishments, the use of cell phones while driving does not come as a threat to drivers, which needs to change.

Texting and driving is one of the leading causes of deaths and crashes in our country. It has been proves to be as dangerous as drunk driving. It is a major distraction and causes the drivers focus to come off the road. Young adults have a higher chance of being involved in a crash than those of a higher age group. The statistics prove the dangers of texting while driving and the rates of accidents involving texting while driving are increasing every day. Due to the many accidents caused by texting while driving, many states have placed laws in order to avert such accidents from occurring including Texas and California.

In todays world almost everyone owns a cellphone. About 80% of teens between the ages or 16 and 17 have reported they have talked or texted while behind the wheel (Moreno,2014). Texting while driving is dangerous because it causes a distraction to drivers and takes them away from the road. Using a cellphone whether it be texting or talking could lead to a accident and or possibly death. According to a study taken by The National Safety Council's annual injury and fatality report in 2014 it showed that almost 25% of car accidents involved the use of a cellphone (Kratsas,2014).

“Texting and driving has quickly become one of the biggest reasons for vehicular accidents, injuries and even death.”(Blankship 10). If the states do not make texting and driving illegal there's is going to be more and more crashes due to distractions while driving. Next, There are 1.6 million accidents each year as a result of texting. The number of crashes from 2008 from now has increased from 6000 to 330,000 in 2016. The states need to do something very soon to limit these numbers. Finally, Crashes per year will drop dramatically if texting and driving is illegal in all 50 states. This will happen because people won't have distractions while on the road, however there will still be people that do not obey the laws and

Imagine driving to work and out of nowhere a car is veering into the same lane, almost causing a crash. Lately, getting easily distracted by a small device on roadways has led to more teen deaths. Being able to get a license may be a big dream for many, but can become frightening in a matter of seconds. In today’s society, texting and driving is one of the many big problems in the United States. Being able to send a message through text without picking up the phone, via speaker, to have a conversation has been a big thing with cell phones. Even though there are laws to eliminate texting and driving, the rate of people who text and drive are rising and is actually more dangerous on the road now. The solution to this problem is simple: there

Texting while driving is extremely dangerous, more than 39,000 people were injured in Florida last year from driving while distracted. This reckless driving puts more than just the driver at risk, of the crashes last year 214 people died. Of the dead, 198 were the drivers. All distractions while driving need to be avoided whether it is texting, snapchatting, or even doing makeup. Driving demands a person’s full attention. Although there are so many crashes and injuries, there is a solution, just don’t text and drive.

cell phone in 1999. By 2008, that number rose to 91%. Texting is on the rise, up from 9.8

Your life. Texting while driving not only makes you more likely to crash and kill someone, but for someone to crash and kill you. It’s crazy that someone’s decision to send a quick, simple text can ruin someone’s life. It’s also crazy that texting while driving is now the “leading cause of teen deaths in the U.S,” according to Cohen Children’s medical center . Texting while driving also makes you 23 times more likely to crash than non-texting drivers (Texting). This is putting you at risk more than anyone else. Also, over 1.6 million crashes a year are caused by cellphone use while driving too! (transportation). These statistics are scary and show how dangerous it is to text and drive. What this is saying, is that you lower your chances of getting hit, or hurt if you just don’t send/read that