Persuasive Essay On Text And Drive

Honk if you love Jesus: Text and Drive if you want to meet Him! Texting and driving has become a very serious issue in today’s society. Many individuals have made a habit out of using their cell phones while operating a motor vehicle. I interviewed three women whom I admire most to see if they have picked up this habit as well; I chose Catina Wilson, my mother, Jada Anderson, my neighbor, and Kylee Guthrie, my best friend. These three women have shaped me into the young woman I am today, and by conducting this interview I hope to raise their awareness about the dangers on texting and driving. Driving distracted has very serious consequences that can change one’s life in a split second; a text message is not worth risking your life, “it can

However, when Kylee and Jada are first asked the same questions that my mother previously answered, both ladies respond with ideals opposing from my mother. Because Kylee and Jada are both in their late teens/early twenties their opinions tend to be very similar, both women believe that texting while they are driving does not impact their drive as much as one would think. However, since “friends don’t let friends text and drive” I mention that a study totaled the amount of deaths due to texting and driving came to over six thousand a year. Not to mention, that along with the many lives lost, over five hundred thousand car accidents were related to texting and driving in one year. With this information, I really began to change their opinion on texting and driving. Both Jada and Kylee knew very little about the car accidents and fatalities due to texting and driving beforehand, and after hearing these staggering numbers, both young women began to understand how texting and driving negatively impacts their life. Texting while driving reduces an individual’s brain reaction speed closely to thirty-five percent. This staggering thirty-five percent reduction is an even higher percentage than when individuals drink and