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Thesis: Texting and driving should be illegal.

Introduction: Many drivers are sevearly injured, or even face death because of texting and driving. Texting while driving is very dangerous, and is illigal or banned in most states.Many people die each year due to texting and driving. Texting and driving should be illigal in the rest of the states.

I. Car crashes are a leading number in teen deaths. Most of these crashes are caused by having a phone in their hand just mearly texting thier best friend or even thier parents. A. According to the National Safety Council, "636,000 traffic accidents occur each year as a result of talking on a cell phone or driving distracted in some way, resulting in 2,600 fatalities and 330,000 injuries".(2)

B: Also according to the NSC a majority of 58 percent of teenagers admit to texting while driving. Nearly 1000 car crashes occured in 2009, involving teens ages 16-19. In 2001 21 percent admitted to texting and driving. This percentage has grown as much as 4 percent a year since. (7)

II Since it is nearly impossible for the human brain to multi-task effectively, texting and driving can be deadly. A. An article in _ illustrates the danger of texting and driving: "David Strayer, a psychology professor at the University of Utah, estimates that only 2% of people are able to safely multitask while driving" (1)

B. Multi tasking is mearly impossible. "If you're driving while cell-phoning, then your performance is going to be as poor as if you were legally drunk," says David Meyer, a psychology professor at the University of Michigan(1)

III. Law makers and most politians are trying to pass laws for car makers to make cars with devices that will not allow texting, and talking while driving. A. According to Nationwide Insurance, they have found that only 63 percent of drivers planned to follow the law of the road and not use the cell phones. These insurance agencies have came along with the Center of Auto Safty (CAS) and install devices into cars that will only allow for calls to be made while only in park, or if these calls are emergency. (1)

B. Althought insurance companies and the CAS are aware of the almost imposible accomplishment, these companies will start allowing for discounts on cars and customers will will allow for these systems to be installed in the insured car.(1)

Conclusion: Many crashes are caused by drviers texting and driving, while most could be avoided. Most insurance companies and the CAS are offering discounts for people allowing for certin devices to be installed into the insured car. All of this to help save lives. Texting should be illigal due to the majority risk of you or someone else being injured or even dead.