The Use of Cellphones WHILE DRIVING
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Running head: THE USE OF CELLPHONES WHILE DRIVING 1The Use of Cellphones While DrivingNameInstitution AffiliationCourseLecturerDate
THE USE OF CELLPHONES WHILE DRIVING 2Speech Who does not know what a cell phone is? Cellphones came into the knowledge of Americans in the mid-1980s (Tison, Chaudhary and Cosgrove, 2011). Since then the cellphone has experienced dramatic growth both in number and advancement in its technology. Cellphones are very useful in various aspects in the day to day activities of human beings especially those onthe move including those who are driving. A lot of issues have arisen concerning the use of cellphones while operating motor vehicles. These concerns are what we are going to discuss today. In addition, this talk will major on why there should be a ban on using cellphones while driving in our beloved United States of America. Each one of us has come across a driver who texts or takes a call while driving for few seconds. Any undertaking on the cellphone while driving, makes an individual deviate concentration on the road (Shinar, 2017). As much as the magnitude of the risk of using a cellphone while driving has not be quantified, there is a calling on the part of policymakers to play their role of enacting a law that standardizes regulation on theban of the use of a cellphone while driving. How many of you here have ever used cellphones while driving? It is very dangerous my friends. Six months ago, I lost a dear friend through a road accident. Such scenes are hard to imagine, let alone to watch. Despite most drivers being warned through a series of advertisements on billboards, it is alarming that drivers still use their cellphones while driving. As much as sending a text is threatening, making a call while driving is extremely incompatible with driving. The issue of using a cellphone while driving has been the elephant in the room for a significant period of time. There are two types of people who have differing opinions thus making a discomfiture to have a countrywide ban on the use of cellphones while driving. On one
THE USE OF CELLPHONES WHILE DRIVING 3side, we have the driver who does not support the ban, while on the other hand, the government which believes that legislation should be in place to prevent people from using their cellphones while driving. Can you picture one of your family members traveling in fear because the driver is using a cell phone? I believe no one would like to picture such an ordeal. This alone puts us in a position to act and push for enactment of a law that bans the use of a cellphone while driving nationwide. We are going to discuss why people use cellphones while driving. Boredom is one of the reasons. Driving is a boring endeavor especially when one is driving a long distance without the company of another person, that’s why they use cell phones to communicate to reduce loneliness. At times one may get lost and use cell phones to ask for directions from friends. Business people find it hard to miss calls from their clients. This coerces them to make calls and reply to texts while driving to keep the business going. With this and many other avoidable reasons, make people find it difficult not to see their phones while driving. However, one should be aware that the United States has ample parking space where one can park and use the cellphone. Nationwide ban on the use of cellphones while driving can bring a lot of advantages. The courts can use this opportunity to make severe punishment when an individual has broken the law by using cellphones while driving. Severe punishment such as revocation of the driving license can make fear of breaking the law. From this, a lot of lives will be saved. Nationwide banon the use of cellphones while driving will also help to create a sense of responsibility to all Americans. Case in point, when there was a nationwide ban on driving under intoxication, it was seen that a lot of non-governmental organization came into existence in a bid to change people. Those organization aimed at rehabilitating people who have problems with excessive alcohol
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