texting and driving by: paige pedigo & axel ginn

Texting and Driving

By: Paige Pedigo & Axel Ginn

Con’s of Texting and DrivingCon’s of Texting and Driving

DistractionsDistractions

It takes only a few seconds to serve off the road, when you look down at your phone to send a text message.

It takes only a few seconds to serve off the road, when you look down at your phone to send a text message.

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Penalty of Texting and Driving

Penalty of Texting and Driving

If you do crash while texting and driving, it will not be considered an accident but wreckless driving just like drinking and driving you will be in trouble.

If you do crash while texting and driving, it will not be considered an accident but wreckless driving just like drinking and driving you will be in trouble.

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Alternatives to texting and driving

• Hand-free devices that allow drivers to make and receive phone calls without taking their eyes or mind off the road is the answer to the problem.

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Survey of texting and driving

• A survey conducted by the Pew Internet & American Life Project found that nearly 43 percent of all teens of driving age admit to driving and texting.

Texting and Driving Survey

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Texting and Driving can be dangerousTexting and Driving can be dangerous

Your wrecklessness can hurt others including yourself

Your wrecklessness can hurt others including yourself

Citations "Accidents Caused By Texting While Driving - Don't Text and

Drive!" Safe Texting Campaign - GPS Technology to Stop Texting While Driving. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://safetextingcampaign.com/AccidentsCausedByTextingWhileDriving.aspx?cms=7131>.

Cohen, Andrew. "Cons of Cell Phones While Driving | EHow.com." EHow | How to Videos, Articles & More - Discover the Expert in You. | EHow.com. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.ehow.com/list_5950689_cons-cell-phones-driving.html>.

"16-Year-Old Killed in Texting-While-Driving Accident | Wltx.com." Wltx.com | Columbia, SC News, Weather, and Sports | Home Page. Web. 18 Jan. 2012. <http://www.wltx.com/news/story.aspx?storyid=91456>.