First draft Today's society is so dependent on cell phones and technology half the time we don't really know how to do anything without it. We use it for social media, photos, GPS, music, and keeping in touch with people not to mention the new widespread game Pokemon go, which almost everyone is playing. Everyone from kids at the age of 5 to even old people have cellphones and are using up to date technology either for the reason of having no choice but to use updated items, or because everyone else has the newest item. Having a phone keeps you in constant contact with certain people, In better words of Starkweather on “The Mobile Issue” “I suppose I’m in much more constant contact with individuals, getting frequent updates.” And according to Amanda Lenhart from Pew …show more content…
Yes, Teens do realize that texting and driving is unsafe, but they still do it. Maybe they've seen a friend or family member do it, so they are more likely to think it is okay that way. “The overwhelming majority (75 percent) of serious teen driver crashes are due to "critical errors," with the three common errors accounting for nearly half of these crashes: --lack of scanning that is needed to detect and respond to hazards --going too fast for road conditions (driving too fast to respond to others or to successfully navigate a curve) --being distracted by something inside or outside of the vehicle“ Said researchers from Teen driver source. Most of the time a teen is being called on a cellphone while driving, it is from their parents. “Forty-eight percent of teen respondents say they talk on a cell phone, at least sometimes, while driving”. Crash risk is 4 times higher when teen drivers text while driving. Most teens are also checking social media websites while driving or stopped at a stoplight or stop