Technology is very advanced in current times. Technology makes many things really easy and fast in every field. One of the most popular products of technology is the cellphone. A cellphone is an evil and an angel in many ways. I researched about the issue, by asking, “Are laws that prohibit people from sending and reading messages while behind the wheel a good idea?” Most people would definitely say yes because it is better for everybody, not just for the driver. Texting while driving is very dangerous, not only for the driver, but also for other people who are traveling in the car.
With cellphones we can communicate really easy and fast. Texting is a very efficient and speechless service for cellphone users. It has become very popular in a really short time. Many people are fans of this short messages service.
Many people say it is not a good idea to ban texting while driving because, for the police officer, it is really hard to find out. The police department said that they issue only sixteen tickets for texting while driving in a year. In the state of California, people do a lot texting but they have lower accident rates than other states. One more thing, even if the government makes a law to ban texting, still the car accident rate doesn’t drop (“Texting”).
First of all, texting is not really good for anybody. If the driver is texting while driving then he or she puts themselves at risk. It is very dangerous for everybody. There was a seventeen years old girl named Alex Brown. She was texting and e-mailing while driving so she lost her life in a car accident (Eversley). This is evidence that texting is very distracting and can lead to car accidents. That is the reason why no one should be texting while driving.
In the same way, people know texting is dangerous but they still do it anyway because they think that nothing is going to happen to them. This kind of thinking is called “optimism bias” which depends on our mind (Ropeik). However, if the mind knows that there is a law for it and we have to follow it, then we don’t text while driving. So, the government should make a law to ban texting so people can improve their psychological condition and thinking and try to follow the law.
On top of that, texting diverts the driver. So, if the driver is texting then the vehicle’s speed drops or it goes waggling and can cause a traffic...
