“In the US, more than 9 people are killed and 1,153 people are injured each year due to texting and driving” (Motor Vehicle Safety). Texting and driving should be illegal. It started to become an issue in 2010-2011. “Texting and driving- the act of composing, sending, reading text messages, email or making use of the web on a mobile phone while operating a mobile vehicle” (“Texting While Driving”). It is important to know about this topic because many people die each year and get injured in accidents from this event. Texting and driving should be illegal because it leads to deaths, damaged vehicles, and manslaughter.
First, many people die each year from texting and driving. “In 2014, 3,179 people were killed in car accidents due to texting
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Unlike drunk drivers that kill more people each year than people who text and drive. Many more people die from drunk driving, texting and driving is still an issue. Many people in the US are either injured or die from texting and driving accidents. In Missouri 421,000 people were injured in crashes involving a driver that was texting in 2012. In 2012, there was 90,378 people injured due to texting while driving in Texas. In 2014, 3,179 people died in car accidents from texting and driving. Besides, some people need to answer a text quickly because it is important. On the other hand, 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the US are because of texting and driving. If a text needs to be answered quickly, you have the choice to pull over. “If you are parked or safely pulled over, then you are not driving. You can use the device from behind the wheel at that time.” At the same time, if you kill someone in a car accident, you can get a good lawyer to fight for you to not go to jail. In reality, you would need to go to jail court or straight to jail for manslaughter. “A 16 year old girl has been charged with manslaughter, assault and texting while driving. It should also be a crime for nobody to text and