Persuasive Essay On Texting And Driving

Everyday people die in car accidents because they use cell phones while driving. According to Merced Sun Star, Oakdale teen Amanda Clark was “driving in Manteca. She’d been on the phone arguing with her roommate. When she took the Highway 120 bypass to Interstate 5, she lost control of her car and died. Cell phone records show she was texting” (Tracy). This could happen to anyone, even you. Innocent lives are taken away every day because of reckless drivers. Cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year (“Texting and Driving Accident Statistics”). Despite the danger, people still use cell phones while driving. When drivers use their cell phones while driving, many outcomes include accidents or more severe, deaths. To

The first amendment states that, “Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech.” This means that drivers have a freedom of expression to use their cell phones while driving because freedom of speech is the right to communicate one's opinions and ideas without fear of government retaliation. However, when it puts other lives in danger, it cannot be applicable. Therefore the United States federal and state governments have responded to this problem with policies and laws to ensure our safety. As U.S. citizens we automatically signed a social contract that states the government is their to protect the rights of their people. Freedom of speech and expression is an important right, but when it is exercised to the point that it takes a person’s life, then what right does that person having their life being taken away have? “94% of drivers support a ban on texting while driving, while 74% of drivers support a ban on hand-held cell phone use” (“Texting and Driving Accident Statistics”). This is exactly why cell phones use while driving should be banned because many agree with it and the rights of drivers, pedestrians walking, and other drivers’ lives are at