The Dangers of Driving and Texting

The Dangers of Driving and Texting
High Risks of Driving and Texting in Portales, New MexicoGroup’s Name:
Eastern New Mexico University
The Dangers of Texting and Driving Thesis statement
If the government can spend hundreds of billions on a project to develop an ultra-modern spacecraft, then it is equally important to spend more on the campaign dubbed ‘The Dangers of Driving and Texting’. Even if only two young souls will be saved from an early, preventable death then so be it. It is still worth the effort.
Legally speaking, impairment does not necessarily occasion from imbibing alcoholic beverages. In the present time, visual impairment has been transferred to usage of mobile phones while driving.  This paper therefore is proposes a campaign which is targeting drivers who cannot detach themselves from their electronic gadgets like mobile phones and laptops while driving. Billboards, placards, flyers will all be used to send the message home. The paper also targets the city council officials who allow drivers to continue with this trend in their respective jurisdictions and yet still allow them to go unpunished. To achieve its goal, the paper will first of all look at the background of the problem before trying to propose concrete solutions to curb texting and driving and consequently make the roads safer by elimination of avoidable accidents. Furthermore it is aimed at enlightening the young drivers on the dangers of texting while driving. The geographical region of consideration will be Portales New Mexico which has been experiencing numerous accidents recently as a result of texting while driving. Discussion  Drivers in both cases are distracted from the driving experience. Three kinds of distractions have been recognized so far (Barcharts, 2009):a) Having a driver’s eyes off the roadb) Absent mindedness while driving (lack of concentration on the driving experience)c) A driver having their hands-off the driving wheel A couple of years ago, Portales did not experience the carnage it is experiencing right now on its roads. They have incorporated these electronic devices into their driving culture. This is saddening because, the electronic gadgets have got no sense of control over the vehicle. Furthermore, the electronic gadgets cannot anticipate dangerous help the way a human mind can and therefore avert from accidents. Instead of controlling the electronic device, the human driver has ended up being controlled by the electronic device, and hence the term “distracted driver” (Griffith, 2010).  Accident Facts This is a grim figure and if not properly controlled the figure will definitely rise. Getting the proper statistics on texting and driving has not been an easy task owing to the fact that most of the officers have not been apprehending and recording the number of traffic offenders related to texting and driving. According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute,...