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Texting and DrivingBy: Mackenzie Williamson
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There is NO excuse for texting and driving!!
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*Facts from 2009; many states have been banned since
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Be honest, how often do you risk your life? Is it worth it?
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The ratio of male to female texting and driving habits is 1:1
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Car #1 shows the average stopping time with no distractions. Car #2 shows the effects of alcohol and other reaction impairing substances. Car #3 shows that texting doubles the breaking time of the average impairing substance.
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In 2006, Liberty Mutual Insurance Group conducted a survey of more than 900 teens from more than 26 high schools nationwide.
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The results showed that 37% of students found texting to be "very" or "extremely" distracting
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A study by the American Automobile Association discovered that 46% of teens admitted to being distracted behind the wheel because of texting.
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While legally drunk, Alterman's stopping distance from 70 mph increased by 4 feet; by contrast, reading an e-mail added 36 feet, and sending a text added 70 feet
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A 2009 experiment with Car and Driver magazine editor Eddie Alterman that took place at a deserted air strip showed that texting while driving had a greater impact on safety than driving drunk.
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You wouldn’t risk your mother’s life…
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Or your child’s life…
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So why risk your own?
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Things may seem urgent at the time, but there are alternatives to texting and driving.
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Let whoever you’re talking to know that you won’t be able to respond for the time being…
Hold on I’ll text you in a few!
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Call them on the phone so your eyes can remain on the road…
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If it is very urgent, you can even pull to the side of the road!!
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Whatever it takes to keep yourself and others safe, do it!!!
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You wouldn’t want to end up looking like this…or worse…
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So next time you hear that little ring, remember that your safety is more important than one message.