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Drivers in the United States ages 18-64 years, 31 percent reported they had read or sent text or email messages while driving at least once in the 30 days prior (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.) Thousands of people die each day from texting and driving fatalities, some in which are killed by drivers that were texting and driving. In 2011, 3,331 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers, and an additional 387,000 people were injured. Laws are being looked over and re-made to make driving more safe for teenagers and adults. The real question is:Have these new laws about "texting and driving" made roads more safe? "Very little is known about whether laws banning texting while driving have actually improved roadway safety,"(Alva O. Ferdinand.) I personally think that texting and driving is, above all, the most dangerous thing that has come up these days. I believe that it would be great to have the ban of texting and driving throughout the states, mainly because too many teenagers are dying in car crashes due to a distracted drivers. Many states have banned all drivers to text and drive, while others ban only young drivers from this activity. "Additionally, some states' texting bans entail secondary enforcement, meaning an officer must have another reason to stop a vehicle, like speeding or running a red light, before citing a driver for texting while driving"( Alva O. Ferdinand.) In some states where only young people are banned from texting and driving, is believed to be the most effective on reducing the cause of fatalities between ages 15-21. Having a ban on texting and driving for all people, would probably reduce the cause of fatalities between teenagers and families dramatically.

References:

University of Alabama at Birmingham. "Primary texting bans associated with lower traffic fatalities, study finds." ScienceDaily. ScienceDaily, 25 July 2014. [|www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/07/140725144457.htm].

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