Texting and Driving. Using cell phones while driving can really be dangerous at times especially when one is texting.

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Texting and Driving

Cell phones are not new in today’s world. Almost everyone today seems to have one of these devices. Technology is blooming everyday therefore there are always new inventions in this field; hence we always see new advancement in the world. Some of this advancement is good at the same time they have bad effects as well. For example the invention of cell phones; there are many positive and negative side of this device. The cell phones have brought many luxuries and advancement in human’s life. It has made communication very much easier. People have enjoyed its presence in many different ways. There are some negative effects as well; the main point I am stating in this paper is texting while driving.

        Using cell phones while driving can really be dangerous at times especially when one is texting. People today are seemed to be texting every now and then whether be it in class, work, or at times when one is behind the wheels. Texting while driving can take away life in a blink of an eye, people get distracted in many ways particularly when they are driving. One has to pay full attention to the road while driving. People are not only responsible for one’s life but also others; just a little distraction can cause big accidents. Likewise texting have become one of the causes of accidents. Driving requires full attention on the road; just a little distraction can cause a person to lose control over the vehicle or it might cause one to take a longer time when reacting in a situation. Due to these things people die every day on the road. We always hear in news about accidents on the road and most of these are due to the distraction. Text messages can be a huge distraction, for e.g. if a person is texting while driving then his attention is divided in two things i.e. texting as well as driving so he will not be able to focus fully on driving as he will be expecting some reply of the text he sent or will be anticipating something else, as a result of which he might take his eyes like 5-6 seconds off the road which might cause a serious accident in the time being.

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          “Honk if you love Jesus, text while driving if you’d like to meet him” is the one of the advertisement I saw online. I believe the message of the ad is very clear and true which states that if you would like to be safe then don’t text while driving and honk if you love Jesus which means to honk if you see something on the road that requires beeping and if you don’t do that you will be meeting Jesus in no time which clearly means that one might as well lose their life. I totally agree with ...

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