Although many teens and adults text while driving or are on the phone while driving, this irresponsible behavior must stop. Phone usage while driving has become a deadly epidemic in many ways. People need to realize they’re not just risking their own lives; but other people driving in the back seat ,walking on the sidewalk. Other families don't need to go through their family dying from someone that didn't want to stay off their phone. Driving while on the phone is very common in teens. Being on the phone can lead to car crashes, spending money for fatal damages,and also being ticketed. We need to shame the youth into doing the right thing while driving.
Mobile phone usage while driving is something that needs to be stopped because there risking everyone's lives that are around them. Understanding the being on a cellular device can affect you and other can help and prevent bad accidents from happening.”Distracted driving can be extremely dangerous and result in horrific accidents. The severity can range from minor vehicle damage all the way up to a totaled car and devastating injuries or possibly even fatalities”(delbridge).
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Fines and tickets can be priced from $20-10,000 depending on where you live and the law. Not all 50 states are banned from texting and driving and some are only banned if they drive a bus or are a beginner driver. ¨In California, the maximum penalty for a first-time offender is just $20, the lowest in the country, while Alaska will slap you with a whopping $10,000 fine and a year in prison.”(Raja) In iowa the lowest cost of a ticket for texting and driving is $30 and that's only if its your first time getting pulled over. Four states have not yet been banned from driving and texting.Five of the 50 states have only banned beginner drivers and bus