Fixing Texting and Driving
Lucille Jackson. 18 years old. Female. About to attend Princeton University on an all-paid honors scholarship. Location: Interstate 45 Highway, Houston, TX.
Cause of death: Texting while driving.
Lucille is part of the thousands who lose their lives to texting and driving every year. Americans are constantly warned about such a deadly mistake, but nevertheless, they still do it. “It won’t me be. I can take care of myself,” they argue. But in all honesty, they cannot take care of themselves. As such, one of the only ways to stop texting while driving is making the punishment more severe.
Texting while driving charges should be comparable to DUI charges, which can include hefty fines (up to $2000), license suspension, and jail time. Although the two situations are different, they are similar in that they both cause death. In this vein, the consequences are completely justified. If these punishments are enacted, offenders will loathe even picking up their phones while inside a vehicle – which is the intended ultimatum.
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As of 2017, a “Distracted Driving” course does exist, but most drivers will forget its message only months after taking it. For this reason, they need to be reminded of that message when they are caught. On the first offense, the video course should be two hours, and as the offender persists, it will be extended up to 48 hours. The main purpose of the course is to amend the offender, but it can also serve as a form of punishment, depriving individuals of their valuable