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He must've called a thousand times, to tell him, he's worried. Marcus' friend was worried sick about him. He wanted to reach him and ask him when he was going to come to class. But how was his friend going to react when he found out about what happened? By texting and driving, not only are you putting your own life at risk, but you're jeopardizing the emotional well-being of those dear to you. Think about it, is it even necessary to tell your friend you're going to be late if it means you won't show up at all? Marcus's phone rings, but all he can do is say hello from the other side.

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Would you kill someone? If your answer is no, then you probably wouldn’t want to kill yourself either. Don’t do like Marcus! He wanted to do the right thing but didn’t do it the right way. If you’re ever in Marcus’s stressful situation, pull-over and finish your text or just close your phone. Give everyone else on the road their right of living.

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Marcus was one of many. His luck ran out just like thousands of others who text behind the wheel. Texting and driving is a lethal combination that should be avoided at all costs. Poor marcus, so caughjt up on the importance of his class, he forgot the importance of his own life.

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Marcus has lived to send his message, but not long enough to see the reply : class was canseled. So next time drive safely and pullover before you interact with your phone or you’ll end up next to Marcus.

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Unfortunately, not everybody can break free from the temptation to multitask and save time. Instead of feeling the need to socialize while stressed, Marcus should have focused his concentration on the road in order to arrive safely at school. Think about it. His death could have been prevented if he knew the consequences of his actions or if he had left earlier. Next time you feel the urge to text, understand the effects i twill have on your driving or text your friends beforehand.

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Marcus’s poor decision brought him to his death. Texting and driving should be eliminated nonetheless the situated you’re involved in. Picking up your phone while you drive can lead you to a heartbreaking death, such as Marcus’ accident. Using hands free or Bluetooth would have been a wiser decision. Instead of seeing his friend in a few minutes, he saw his life disappear in a few seconds.

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Marcus is just one out of the few thousand people that are made victims of deadly road accidents every year. Think about it. The consequences of texting on the road probably affected not only Marcus himself, but also the friend he was trying to text as well as his entourage. Everyone ends up suffering. Unfortunately, humans feel so often rushed, like they’re running out of time, why decide time’s already up?

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Make Driving Safe Again

Lyle, a good honest hardworking Christian family man, was driving back late from his job at Great American Oil Refinery of Alamo, Texas. Having laid off the moonshine since ‘08, Lyle was an exemplary american citizen. He was on his way to the Alamo Baptist Church, when his good ole trusty Motorola buzzed. He peeked at the screen and, lo and behold, there was a new tweet from @realDonaldTrump. He couldn’t resist the temptation of reading The Donald’s 140 character work of literature. He began to read the tweet : ‘’No wonder the crooked Hillary… ‘’  His rusty ‘72  Ford F-150 hit a wall of concrete built by none other than his great President Donald Trump. America is great again.

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Samuel Guimond & Anakin Lafrenière

17h38. Marcus’ parents are driving to the morgue.... 17h56. They realized they had 4 minutes left before they were late to the meeting. 17h59. Marcus’ parents, feeling stressed, decide to text the pathologist that they were going to be late. 18h04. Marcus’ parents arrived late to the morgue… but early to see their son.

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Last text
In Canada, you can get your driver’s licences at the age of 16. Usually at that same age, teenagers also have smartphones and they are on it 24/7, checking social media or texting their friends. Nothing stops them to use it while driving and that could lead to major consequences. Studies conducted by Harvard Center for Risk Analysis conclude while texting in a vehicle causes over 3,000 deaths and 330,000 injuries per year. That’s a huge amount of deaths and injuries in a short amount of time. Also, according to postdam.edu, none alcohol related deaths have increased by 78% while alcohol related deaths have decreased by 52%. We focus so much on drunk driving that we didn’t realize the dangers of texting while driving. These drivers do want to make a difference, a survey by NHTSA showed that 90% of the drivers want texting while driving to be banned so it could be safer on the roads. Watch out because your phone can kill you too.

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Nicolas Ciarallo

You’re speeding down the highway, no cars in sight. As you receive a message on your smartphone, you glance down to see who wrote you. What could 4 seconds change when you’ve got the whole highway to yourself? And either way, you’re a teenager. You’re practically invincible, right? It seems the cop you just passed disagrees.

Penalties for being caught texting while driving are becoming pretty severe. While not as scary as the possibility of losing your life on these roads, the threat of losing the newly-earned licence you worked on for the past year is still a big deterring factor.

As texting-while-driving related charges increase as the years go by, with an increase of 3000 charges a year according to the OPP, it is not surprising the government is starting to cut back. This equates to 19 000 charges in 2013, up from 16 000 charges in 2012

With the highest cause of accident in the country, surpassing even drunk driving according to OPP commissioner Vince Hawkes, texting while driving is also the biggest killer on the roads today, causing the increase in penalties for getting caught.

Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca is confident these new penalties will serve to reduce the amount of charges on Canadian roads. The thousand-dollar fine as well as the 3 demerit points might be enough to scare most teenagers. If anything, it will serve as a reminder to those who got caught.

If these measures lead to any drastic changes remains to be seen, but there is hope.

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Texting Death

The dangers of texting and driving

23. That's how many more times a texting drivers are likely to be involved in a road accident, causing every year more than 330 000 injured and 3000 dead, according to a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study.                            To make things worse, 47% of adults admit to texting while driving.
To put things in perspective, texting and driving has dethroned the holder for the most accidents on the road, alcool, in only a few years, making it the most likely way to die or get injured on the road according to potsdam.edu.

Put your phone down while you drive to come home alive.

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Text and drive, more like text and die!
A dangerous habit taking over

With the rising of the use of smartphones today, drivers find themselves using their device on the road, leading to an excessive amount of injuries and deaths. While drunk driving is known to be extremely dangerous, many underestimate the dangers of texting and driving. In fact, according to a study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which was mentioned in the article Driving while Texting Six Times More Dangerous than Driving Drunk, the risks relative to texting while driving are six times higher than the ones of driving intoxicated. If you would never consider driving drunk, why would you even think about picking up your phone while trying to concentrate on the road? Sadly, teens and adults all over the world still underestimate the dangers of texting and driving. According to a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study, 47% of adults said they text will driving, multiplying the risk of having a car crash by 23 times! How does almost half of the population admit to such a dangerous act? Speaking of which, this dangerous act also leads to severe consequences, and not only health-wise. In the article Texting while driving could lead to $1,000 fine, 3 demerits, it is made clear that the law does not forgive cellphone usage on the road. While some countries penalise less than others, the fine for texting and driving can go up to $1,000. Wouldn’t you regret having a car crash or a thousand dollar fine much more than regretting not answering that text? Probably. So beware, because next time you reach out for your phone while driving, you might be also be reaching your last seconds alive.

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Texting Death
There is no question that driving a vehicle under the influence of alcohol is extremely dangerous, but did you know that the risk of an accident is 6 times greater when driving and texting? This statistic from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) demonstrates that the dangers of operating a vehicle while texting have surpassed those while driving drunk. In fact, texting while driving has become the main cause of death related accidents on the road. In an article appearing in the Toronto Star, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Vince Hawkes reinforces the grave consequences of driving and texting by stating “Distracted-driving deaths have surpassed those caused by impaired driving” and “It is a huge loss of life. It is such a waste. It’s one of those things it is frustrating to see.” According to the article Driving while Texting Six Times More Dangerous than Driving while Drunk, since 1982, the number of deaths caused by alcohol induced car accidents has dropped to an all-time low. However, the amount of fatal non-alcohol-related accidents has risen by 78%. So, the next time you drive, put down your phone, for that text message might be the last one you will ever send.

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A car is a killing weapon and if we don’t take that seriously it can result to death. In a year, there is approximately 330 000 injured people caused by drivers who text while driving.1 If you don’t pay attention then that can be you one day. Do you really want to wake up in a hospital bed one day knowing you could’ve avoided it? It only takes 5 seconds, that’s the amount of time you need to travel to cross the length of a football field. That’s also the amount of time it takes you to answer a text.1A lot could happen in five seconds, but are you willing to risk your life for it? The amount of people texting and driving has increased during the years and it is causing a huge problem on the road. In the US, 25% of accidents are caused by drivers who text at the same time as driving.2 So maybe next time, you should think twice before picking up your phone.

1.        https://www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cause-of-accident/cell-phone/cell-phone-statistics.html

2.        http://www.icebike.org/texting-and-driving/

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A vicious habit
Texting has revolutionized our way of communication between each other, but it has also increased the deathly accidents caused while texting and driving. According to the National Highway Safety Administration, every time you take a look at your phone you spend approximately 4, 6 seconds without your eyes on the road. The driver then gets distracted while driving at a high speed for a period of time which can cause serious accidents. Don’t you think it’s insane that we can distracted by little things and a simple text? On top of these recent studies, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study has brought alarming numbers to the public. Every year, nearly 3 000 car deaths and 330 000 car injuries are caused by texting while driving. Not only have the charges against distracted driving has increased, but the deathly accidents have inflated in the past years, because our population has become addicted to texting. The texting drivers automatically become more at risk at getting in a car accidents then someone who turns off their cell phone. So, the next time you think of taking out your phone while driving to take a glance at it, take a look in front of you and you could save the person’s life besides you.

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Driving, ringing, answering, dying
Driving while drunk is a dangerous action for many people and citizens text while driving instead without realizing that their behavior is more dangerous than driving after drinking. Indeed, as stated by a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study, « texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash than non-texting drivers. » According to the Potsdam magazine, while alcohol-related traffic deaths are reducing, the texting-related mortal accidents are on the rise. Why would that be? In fact, in accordance with the Potsdam magazine, the awareness of the drivers on the subject makes the problem of texting while driving the major cause of traffic crashes and deaths. Nevertheless, as recorded by the Potsdam magazine, 90% of drivers are in favor of punishing texting drivers since it puts many lives in danger. In summary, texting while driving seems secure, but it is more dangerous than driving while drunk.

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Distracting and Deadly
Texting while driving has become one of the fastest growing trends today. A trend, however, that should not be followed. In fact, the dangers of driving while sending or receiving text messages have outweighed those of driving while under the influence of alcohol by nearly six times according to the National Highway Safety Administration. The numbers don’t lie. During the time it takes to send a text message behind the wheel, the driver is oblivious to the road and its surroundings for 4.6 seconds when traveling at 55 mph, a founding reported by the federal agency, where as destroying your future or that of another driver only takes one. Texting and driving has even surpassed drinking and driving in the leading causes of accidents and deaths of adolescent drivers. Mixing texting and driving has proven more than once to be an alarmingly lethal combination. So, the next time you slip your hand off the wheel to answer a text message, don’t let your life slip away along with it.

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The new epidemic

The war against driving while intoxicated is something far too common in today’s society that we don’t take the time to see a growing problem soon becoming the virus of drivers : texting while driving is the new way of getting killed or injured in the 21st century.

And for a fact, the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study refers to texting while driving as the runner up in accidents and death involving teens. But little did you know that this epidemic doesn’t only concern us but also adults, since 47% of them admit they tend to send messages while driving in «Driving while Texting, Six Times More Dangerous than Driving while Drunk.» Can you imagine that most people are not even aware of that? Yes, alcohol-related accident fatalities have dropped by half since 1962, but death related to non-intoxicated activities while driving increased by 78 % in the same year, according to «Driving while Texting Six Times More Dangerous than Driving while Drunk.» We are making progress, but only on the surface, as if we were taking one step forward but two steps back.

We should stop looking at our phones and start concentrating on the road if we don’t want to become nothing more than just a number.

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There’s no reception in hell

Even if you look away for what seems to be a few seconds, your actions could have horrible consequences. Many people text and drive despite the fact that their actions could lead to haunting accidents and even death. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, you are six times more likely of getting into a deadly accident while texting and driving than you are while driving intoxicated. (Driving while texting six times more dangerous than driving while drunk) Non-alcohol-related traffic accident fatalities have risen 78% since 1982. Texting while driving is the new leading cause of accidents and deaths. (Harvard Center for Risk Analysis) It is surprising to think that someone in a sober state of mind is more likely to cause an accident than an intoxicated person. Just remember the next time you’re going to text and drive that there is no cell phone reception in hell.

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We all know that texting and driving is illegal and it has severely damaged our society. Yet there is still people that does this. According to the NHTSA, texting and driving will take off your attention from the road long enough to travel more then 100 meters. And studies from the Harvard center tells us that it causes 3000 deaths and 100 times more injuries. And the article, Driving while Texting Six Times More Dangerous than Driving while Drunk, writes that texting drives are way more dangerous and more likely to be involved in an accident then a normal driver. So if you want to live stop texting and drive properly for your life and others.

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Important or not, a text message should never be opened while driving. Which one is more valuable, your life or a message? The answer is obvious, yet people seem to overlook this principle. No matter how good people think they are at multitasking, texting drivers are more likely to die. In fact, according to the website Potsdam.edu, texting and driving multiplies the chance of being in a car crash by 23. Even sending a small message may lead to a major increase in danger. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration states that a single message may take a driver’s eyes more than 4.6 seconds off the road, which is the same as driving the distance of a football field at 55 mph. Every year, 3 000 deaths and 330 000 injuries result from texting drivers, based on data recorded from a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study. The simple truth is that humans cannot keep their eyes on the road and their phone at the same time, and attempting to multitask while driving will undoubtedly carry dangerous consequences, and in the worst scenario, death.

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Dying for texting

Even though we reduced the number of driving drunk, fatal accident is still frequent. The new cause is texting while driving and it is increasing rapidly each year. According to the article “Driving while Texting Six Times more Dangerous than Driving while Drunk” from potsdam website, deaths related to driving while consuming alcohol is reduced by half which is an amazing progress, but major accident went to 78%. Can you see the big effect on casualties? National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that it takes 4.6 seconds off the road when the driver texts which is the length of a football field. Will you trade a few seconds for your entire life?

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As texting and driving is becoming a serious issue, the governments are trying to adjust their fines for texting and driving. In an interview by Robert Benzie with Ontario’s minister of transportation, Steven Del Duca, the minister claims he supports fines that could reach a massive amount of $1,000! Isn’t that an expensive small text message? Furthermore, Minister Del Duca wants to change the current texting and driving minimum fine to $300, which is twice more than the Quebec fines for example. The Harvard Center of Risk Analysis claims that not only teenagers are guilty, since 47% of adults have admitted texting while driving, which means the fines shouldn’t only aim the teenagers. Ultimately, is it preferable to answer your text later, or answer the bank’s text confirming the $1000 withdrawal?

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Texting 666:

The dangers of texting while driving.

While texting can, in modern day society, make us feel connected with the whole world by a simple click, texting while driving truly connects us to death and pain, as its consequences on your driving skills take you 23 times closer to the crash, may it be final. Is it really worth the risk? According to a study by Harvard Center of Risk Analysis, it certainly is not, as every year, this scourge of the road causes over 3,000 deaths and 330,000 injuries! Apparently, a lot of people think that these fatalist statistics do not concern them as they believe in their abilities. The thing is, that during the last 35 years or so, the proportion of traffic accident fatalities unrelated to drunk-driving have jumped a disastrous 78%, demonstrating the pandemic effects of texting while driving. Now if you think you are immune to crashes by doing so, you still lose as new legislations brought up texting and driving fines up to a thousand dollars, coupled with 3 demerits. Best not to get caught then. Overall, it becomes certain that texting while driving is just a dare with the devil, which we all know to turn out quite badly for us humans. So think of it twice before grabbing your cell phone next time you are driving, it may be your last words.

By Anthony Swaelens

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We never thought that typing on a small screen can cause the end of a life. Consequently, people don’t realize the cos of texting and driving. Sometimes a simple text can take the life of an innocent teenager. According to a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study, more than 3,000 deaths and 330,000 injuries were caused by individuals who take the decision of texting and driving. Can you believe that? They also report that about 47% of adults will therefore confess that they’ll text while driving. Also, according to the federal agency, when a driver decides to send a text, his eyes will then be 4,6 seconds away from the street. Is really a text message more important than taking your last breathe?

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Driving is an activity that requires skill, concentration and patience, but with this new generation revolving around technology, concentrating when on the road can be a difficult task for teenagers that tend to have a lack of a patience when it comes to looking at their phones.  Many teenagers will text while in front of the steering wheel, but do not encounter the many possibilities that come with it, such as severe consequences revolving around the driver or the perimeter near the car. All we hear about is drunk driving and the negative affect of it but the dangers of drinking are so slim compared to texting. You may not be drunk, but mobile phones are the new source of intoxication for a driver, it is becoming a sort of addiction for the driver to check his phone on a regular basis, and with statistics proving that texting while driving is 6 times more severe than drunk driving isn’t even a surprise to our eyes anymore. As innocent as texting and driving sounds, it is a huge problem for drivers and according to a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study, it has caused over 3000 deaths and over 330 000 injuries in the last year, pretty shocking isn’t it? Once your eyes are locked on to your screen, your road vision has fully disappeared and during that short period of time, something may happen. Concentration is key for a driver and it is very important to always keep your eye on the road, but once you stop looking in front of you, an accident may happen. It is not assured that you will crash if you look at your phone, but it sure wouldn’t be a surprise if you received a fine from a police officer. In the 416 district, officers have given over 55 000 fines to drivers in use of cellular devices, I mean it does make sense considering that your putting your life and others around you in danger due to a little phone. The road is the most dangerous place to be where the most incidents happen, make sure you are cautious at all time, because you may never know when your life can be put to a stop, as much as you know you can be texting your final goodbye.

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Text and drive: a deadly habit

We live in a society where cellphones are omnipresent. We spend more time on our screens than with the people we love. Keeping phones away while driving is easier said than done. People need to realize that this is a deadly issue. In fact, you are 23 times more likely to have a car crash while texting and driving, according to a study by State University of New York at Potsdam. This is because, as stated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it takes, on average, 4.6 seconds for a driver to check their phone, a crucial amount of time in which a lot can happen if you’re going fast enough. Is it really worth it? According to the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, distracted driving can not only cause up to 3000 fatalities per year, but also over 300 000 injuries. How many people must get hurt for us to wake up and put an end to this?

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Is it really worth it?

All evidence seems to point out that texting while driving can lead to severe consequences, even death. In fact, according to a study from Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, over 3 000 deaths and 330 000 injuries are caused because of texting and driving a year. Isn’t that crazy? Based on the same study, people who text and drive are 23 times more likely to be in an accident than people who put their phones away. Who would have thought? Since 1982, the proportion of crashes caused by non-alcohol-related reasons have sky rocketed to more than three quarters according to the site www.potsdam.edu Isn’t that insane? So what will it be: put your phone away while driving, or die?

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Texting and driving, the plague of the roads

Texting and driving has become a major threat, one that surpasses even drunk driving. With drunk driving accidents being halved in the past 30 years according to a Harvard center risk analysis study, we cannot say the same for cellular-caused accidents. In fact, accidents not related to alcohol have jumped by an astounding 78% becoming the single highest reason for fatal car accidents (Potsdam, driving while texting six times more dangerous than driving while drunk). Measures are being taken by the Ontario government to help circumvent the problem, they are increasing the penalties for drivers that text to 1000$ in fines and 3 demerit points. “By comparison, in British Columbia, fines are up to $167 plus three demerit points; in Alberta it’s $172 with no demerit points; in Quebec, it’s between $115 to $154 and three points; and in new Brunswick, it’s $172.50 and three points.” (the star, texting while driving could lead to $1,000 fine, 3 demerits) In fact, a survey run by NHTSA questioning drivers if they were in accord with there being laws to ban texting and driving, shows that 80% of drivers are in agreement and three quarters of the surveyed audience believe that the ban should affect everyone indiscriminately of their age group (Potsdam, driving while texting six times more dangerous than driving while drunk). Texting and driving plagues the roads and everyone from drivers to safety administrations to governments wants it to stop.

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DMing Death

Texting and driving is definitely more dangerous than drunk driving, and we are now realizing the extent of danger that this new epidemic creates. Texting and driving kills 3000 people a year, according to a Study by the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. In comparison,9967 people have been killed by drunk driving, according to a study carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)(2014). However, these numbers do not tell the whole story. The amount of fatalities linked to drunk driving have dropped 52% in the past 35 years, an all time low, while the amount of non alcohol related deaths has gone up 78% in the same time period,  according to the English Document.  Texting and driving is clearly a major problem in our society, and only seems to be getting worse, just as drunk driving seems to be going down.I think this is a consequence of states giving more attention to drunk driving and handing down harsher penalties. If texting and driving is six times1 more dangerous than drunk driving, why aren’t there more ads about it,more awareness for the victims and a higher penalty for committing this crime?

1 https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/files/Driving-while-Texting-Six-Times-More-Dangerous-than-Driving-while-Drunk.html

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Driving while under influence is the cause of many accidents throughout the world. However recently, texting while driving has passed the former in the number of accidents caused. Texting while driving is a dangerous act that can lead to heavy consequences.  According to a study by Harvard Center for Risk Analysis, over 3000 deaths and 330 000 injuries are caused by texting while operating a vehicle. However, this problem isn’t just seen in teens since 47% of adult drivers admit to texting while driving. This is a very important problem since it compromises the security of our streets and by texting while driving we risk our own lives and also those of other citizens who drive on the same roads as us. For example, According to Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner Vince Hawkes accidents related to text driving caused the death of 78 people, that is 19 more people than accidents caused by drunk driving. Now that the situation has been explained, it is up to you to decide if you want to risk your lives and those of others by being distracting by your phone.

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Drunk driving is very publicised in our society, but texting while driving isn’t even though it’s the leading cause in car accidents. According to a Harvard for risk Analysis study, texting while driving causes more than 3,000 deaths and 330,000 injuries every year (From the article: Driving while Texting Sic Times More Dangerous that Driving while Drunk). That’s way more than victims of drunk driving! Today, the proportion of alcohol-related car accidents are at an all time low, however, the number of non alcohol related accidents has spiked by 78% since 1982. We work so hard to prevent drunk driving, but almost nothing is done for texting while driving. The awareness of texting and driving is so low that most people don’t know how bad the situation truly is. With 80% of drivers supporting laws restrict cell phone usage while driving, hopefully governments can take these ideas and develops them to protect drivers.

The fines that the police officers give to people for texting and driving are so small and without any real consequence that almost no one is dissuaded from doing it. However, the Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca aims to raises the amount of the fines to 1,000$ and three demerit points. He wishes to adopt this law as quickly as possible to prevent the biggest amount of deaths due to texting while driving. The bill, previously between 50$ and 600$, would now range between 300$ and 1,000$. Also, three demerits will be taken away, instead of none. According to Vince Hawks, Ontario Provincial Police Commissioner, 78 deaths where connected to distracted driving as opposed to 54 death caused by impaired driving. Compared to other provinces, in Quebec, fines range in between 115$ to 154 $ with three demerits and in Alberta it’s 172$ with no points (From: Texting while driving could lead to a 1,000$ fine, 3 demerits). Hopefully, the increase in the cost of fines will dissuade drivers to text and drive. It might save their life.

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A Price to Pay

Distracted driving is now the number one cause of automobile accidents on the road, but even if you make it out alive, are the fines that pile up worth it? Currently in Ontario, according to the Toronto Star, texting while driving can lead to fines going as high as 500$. However, Ontario Transport Minister Steven Del Duca plans to introduce a bill that would not only double the fines, but also add three demerit points to the driver's license, in an effort to, according to him, reduce the amount of distracted driving-related accidents. Do you really want to pay that much for something that can be so easily avoided? Additionally, staying out of accidents doesn't mean staying out of paying. Vince Hawkes, an O.P.P. Commissioner, stated in a 2014 Toronto Sun article that officers would be scouring important highways during a busy weekend, in order to crack down on distracted driving. So think about it, even if you consider yourself a pro multitasker that can easily handle texting and driving, you'll be paying soon enough, one way or another.

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Do you have a cellphone? The answer is probably positive. Just imagine you are driving and you receive a text from your friend about what you will do this night with him. Will you be tempted to read the text and answer it? Yes, you will and looking at your phone will take your eyes from the road for 4,6 seconds which is on the highway, the equivalence of 109 meters, states the federal agency. Can you imagine how huge that is and how many cars you can pass by?

People using their phones on the road now have to face consequences such as fines and demerit points. According to Robert Benzie in “Texting while driving could lead to 1000$ fine, 3 demerits”, in British Columbia, in Quebec and in New Brunswick, the average's fines are up to 172.5 plus three demerit points except Alberta whom only has a 172$ fine; The probability of killing people while using a phone should be punished way more severe than only a few dollars’ fine and three demerit points. Isn’t a life more important that?

Texting while driving cause more than 3000 deaths each year according to a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study. Waiting to text someone would prevent more a thousand deaths each year and reduce your debts. Would you rather wait to be parked or try to kill someone to text your friend?

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Texting + driving = a not so good combination

Did it ever happen to you that you were driving peacefully in your car and you suddenly received a text message? Even if you know that answering immediately is wrong, the feeling is stronger than you and you have to answer. Don’t worry you are not alone, but this behavior can lead to multiple deaths and injuries. If we take a look at some Harvard studies from the Center for Risk Analysis study, each year there is more than 3 000 deaths and 330 000 injuries related to text and driving. This unbounded number made text driving the number one cause of accidents involving the most deaths and injuries on the road. If you take out your phone and start texting while driving you are putting yourself in a situation that gives you 23 times more chances to be implicated in a car accident. Would you take the chance of letting a text message decide on your future?

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Texting the reaper

When you take your driving classes in Quebec, the first thing the teacher talks about is how bad texting and driving is. Do you think they do this because they have nothing else to talk about? Texting and driving is a real problem with teenagers these days. According to the Harvard Center of Risk Analysis study, 300 000 injuries, 300 of those being death, are due to using a cellular device while holding the wheel. Can you believe that? Studies show that you are 23 times more likely to be injured when texting than if you have complete attention to the road². According to federal reports, looking down at your phone for a text takes 4.6 seconds. That doesn’t seem like much, but when you are rolling at 55 mph, that’s the length of driving through a football field. Next time you are driving to your friend’s house, don’t text them where you are, because you might be texting the reaper.

²: http://www2potsdam.edu/alcohol/files/driving-while-texting-six-times-more-dangerous-than-driving-while-drunk.html#.VLWQmyuG-Sp

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Time to Text

Texting while driving is becoming one of the leading causes of fatalities on the road.

This is related to the time the driver is distracted while looking at his/her device and the distance travelled at high-speeds. In fact, replying to a message or even glancing at it for a moment can set you back 4.6 seconds while driving at a mere 55km/h, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, a precious amount of time that causes the difference between life and death. While the quantity of drunk driving incidents have decreased by more than 50% over 30 years, the amount of non-alcohol-related driving incidents have surged, rising an impressive amount of 78% stated on the site www.potsdam.edu. Distracted driving plays an important role in those numbers showing the downside of the popular social device. As a consequence, many are hoping that the government will implement laws to reduce the number of accidents or make it less favorable by increasing the fines related to distracted driving which could go up to 1000$ according to the Star.

So, next time you drive, take the time to silence your phone because a text is not worth your life.

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text and drive: text and die
As we all know, smartphones are great and incredible inventions for our day to day lives. But on the road, they increase our accident risk alarmingly high which comes to show the true danger of our distractions. According to a Harvard Center for Risk Analysis study, texting in trucks and cars causes over 3000 deaths and 330000 injuries per year.Thats a huge number of distracted people who have learned the truth of multitasking.

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According to a study made by the National Highway Traffic Administration (NHTSA), texting while driving is six times more dangerous than drinking and driving. Even though the proportion of alcohol related accidents has dropped 52% in the last 34 years, the proportion of all accidents has increased 78% during the same lapse of time. Because people think that a text can’t be that dangerous, they are way less careful than people who drink and drive, and that leads to a ton of accidents caused by the use of cellphones on the road. Luckily, a survey made by NHTSA showed that 90% of the population wants the law to ban texting while driving. So you have two choices : put down your cellphone and wait to be home to send your text or pay, be it with your money or with your life.

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Everyone who owns and drives a vehicle knows that texting and driving is illegal. Although many don’t know the severe risks that could happen while texting and driving and would think that the consequences would never happen to them.  Texting and driving leads to at least 330 000 injuries per year according to a study from the Harvard Center for Risk Analysis. Which is absolutely barbaric! So many people hurt for the most unnecessary reasons. Texting drivers are also 23 times more likely to be in an accident then the non-texting drivers and there is a lot of texting drivers, 47 percent of adults say that they text and drive. Next time you hit send , you might just be sent to your death.

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If you wish to die, just grab your phone and say hello.

Drunk driving is six times less dangerous that the leading cause of automotive crashes on our roads: texting and driving. This new type of trend causes 300 000 injuries and over 3 000 deaths a year (Harvard Center for Risk Analysis). But this problem doesn't only affects teens since 47% of adults admit also have texted while driving.

Crashes caused by people under the influence of alcohol has been lowered by 52%, while accidents that are not alcohol related got a significant increase of 78%. According to a survey done by Nationwide Insurance, up to 80% of drivers wishes to support new highway laws including banning texting when driving, applying restrictions to cell phone usage or banning e-mailling while driving.

So before grab your phone to send a text, consider that you could be driving blindfolded for more than a hundred meters. If that doesn't discourage you from doing it, then you don't deserve to drive.

https://www.alcoholproblemsandsolutions.org/files/Driving-while-Texting-Six-Times-More-Dangerous-than-Driving-while-Drunk.html