Question

Essay on texting and driving in 250 words

Answer 1

Texting and driving is known to the world as one of the most dangerous things to do while on the road.  Not only is it dangerous to the person driving, but also much more dangerous to the people and cars surrounding that particular individual.  According to many people texting and driving is similar if not identical to that of drunk driving.  For example texting and driving physically and mentally impairs you to drive straight down a road, without causing a danger to people.  As a whole population, we need to stop the use of texting and driving whether it’s putting laws in place or designing a program that shuts off the use of texting the moment you step foot in the car.  Anything at this moment in time will help us; all we need to do is work together, because this is a serious issue that needs to be confronted and delt with as soon as possible.
Texting and driving is a well-known issue, but many of our young and older adults are oblivious to the consequences of it.  In fact, 77% of young adolescent adults are very if not somewhat confident that they can text safely while driving and 55% of young adults claim that it is easy to text while they drive (Texting and Driving Statistics).  This means that our young population thinks that it’s okay to text and drive if you are good at it.  That’s the same thing as saying “it’s okay to be blind for a little bit at a time while driving because I’m good at it”.  Nobody ever knows what is going to happen while you are on the road.  There could be a sudden stop, a school bus picking up kids or even another accident that needs to be avoided.  All of these things can happen anywhere, anytime and avoiding the collisions shouldn’t be justified on whether you are good at texting while driving.