E.+Persuasive+Research+Essay

Every year over a million people die from cell phone related accidents. Most of the accidents were caused by new, inexperienced drivers. New drivers should not be talking on a cell phone while driving because they will have a hard time multi-tasking, they could injure or even kill someone, and it can cause traffic delays.

New drivers will have a hard time driving and talking at the same time. A driver should be focused on what they are doing not what they are going to do over the weekend. They will not be focused on their surroundings, such as, lights changing, people stopping, and pedestrians crossing. If they are on the phone and the person in front of them slams on the brakes they will not be prepared to stop. “Driving while yakking is a distraction that may decrease our ability to operate the vehicle effectively” (Cell Phones Distract Drivers). This is a perfect example because people have done studies on this. On the road, these studies show that someone talking on the cell phone will driving has an 18% slower reaction time than to them being completely focused.

Any new driver can make the bad decision to get behind the wheel and talk on the cell phone at the same time. Doing this, they have just put not only their lives but the lives of others in danger. New drivers could seriously injure someone if they get into a car crash or cause a crash. The person who is on the other side of the accident may have long lasting effects from the crash. They could be disabled and be confined to a wheel chair or even worst be killed by the unsuspecting incident. “During a 27 month period, 456 hospitalized cell phone users who had been involved in a crash” (Hands-free devices not making drivers safer). This is a good example because it shows the amount of people involved with a cell phone related car accident.

When people talk on the cell phone while driving they can cause a lot of commotion. On the road, when someone talks it will take longer to get from point A to point B, and it is going to slow down everybody else on the road. During rush hour everybody is trying to get somewhere and nobody needs someone slowing down everybody else just to talk. They can just wait until they get a moment, not on the road, and they can do their business. Cops have to keep a keen eye out for people talking on cell phones. When they talk on it they probably do not know but they are breaking the law and there are stiff penalties for doing such a thing. “50 countries have adopted laws banning handheld phones while driving” (Cell phones cause traffic delays). This is yet another great example of the big difference driving while talking on a cell phone can make because of the dangers it can pose while driving on the road.

All in all, new drivers should not be talking on a cell phone while driving because they will have a hard time multi-tasking, they could injure or even kill someone, and it can cause traffic delays. People still disagree and say “100 million more Americans have begun using cell phones, and far more than 6% of drivers the study said are using them” (Cell phones may not always pose a danger). Taken from the same article “Over 955 fatalities and 240,000 accidents on drivers using cell phones in 2002” ( C ell phones may not always pose a danger) proves that there still is a danger posed by cell phone use while driving. Working together everyone can lower the death toll of cell phone related accidents just by not taking the chance to answer and let the phone ring.