Texting while driving.

Is a life worth a text, especially while you’re driving? In my essay my articles argues about people who constantly text and drive are at more risk than drunk drivers. Statistics show that people that drive drunk have a better reaction time than someone who is texting and driving.  No matter what the statistics show, their lives are going to be at risk. Today, we rely on our mobile devices to check e-mail, stay in touch with friends, and to check the latest news or sports scores. (Genachowsi) No matter where we are, what we are doing, and who we’re with it will never stop, this is an ongoing problem just as texting and driving. Throughout my essay, the author gives us statistics; information that still wanders from decades ago, details about what laws should go into place towards texting while driving. Since texting and driving is a major concern throughout the United States this highlights the ideas made by citizens who are worried about this problem, the discourse is that people do not consider the life of someone else behind the wheel, in on-going traffic anything can occur, texting and driving could lead to a horrifying tragedy to a loved one of them or of someone else. One reason the majority of people are against this action is because it causes a great amount of car accidents every year. (Copeland) While driving, adults and teenagers cannot resist the urge to pick up their cell phone and send a text or respond to one. One way texting and driving could be dealt with is "AT&T has a new mobile application called "DriveMode" that prevents incoming telephone calls or text messaging while driving, at the same time sending auto-reply notifications to anyone trying to contact the driver. Sprint and T-Mobile also offer services that automatically disable text messaging when a cell phone is moving at car-like speeds.”(Genachowsi) one small application can change a person’s life, and can change a person’s day! Texting while driving is an ongoing problem throughout the United States; there have been thousands of deaths and serious injuries because of texting behind the wheel. You can take somebody’s life if you simply open a text you received that says “O.K”. The words you text while driving may be your last. In other words, text and drive or stay alive, YOU DECIDE.