Texting and driving has become a serious issue, this puts many driver’s lives in danger daily. People feel as if staying connected to the world outside of them is way more important than focusing on the road. 95% of people say texting and driving is a serious risk for their safety, but only 35% admit to texting and driving. If drivers put their phones down and started to pay attention as to where they are going much fewer car accidents would occur. According to a study “text messaging creates a crash risk 23 times worse than driving while not distracted.” Talking on the phone is easier to keep yourself focused while driving, but it is still very dangerous. When a person is texting on the phone it is impossible for them to be looking at the road and the phone at the same time, so in these cases the phone will receive more attention than the road would be. For drivers, especially teens its hard to put dow the cell phone because they feel as if they …show more content…
And 9 Investigates cameras caught driver after driver texting and driving on major roads across central Florida roads. But most of the time when troopers spot someone texting and driving, they can’t do anything about it.” Says Orlando News. Texting and driving or even using your cellphone in general if very dangerous to you and the people and drivers around you. One of the main reasons so many people are against this action is because it causes a abundant amount of car accidents every year. Almost all drivers are guilty of some form of distracted driving. We all change the radio station, eat in the car, etc. But texting is the newest way that distracted driving is a now a big concern. While different states have particular views on the laws put into effect about texting while driving, Florida’s lawmakers have been alerted of this issue and have enacted “Florida Statutes section 316.305” These laws if pulled over and accused of texting and driving could result in one of