Texting while driving

Today cell phones have become part of our everyday lives. People have become completely dependent on their phones. Cell phones do make communication easier with all there built in features and functions. But at times they may cause serious distractions, which can lead to terrible situations and putting lives at risk daily.
The cell phone feature discussed is the use of SMS (text messaging). Text messaging allows you to have short messaged conversations with others without having an actual phone conversation. In today’s society this has become a major phenomenon among many especially teens, due to there busy life styles. People are now texting more rather then making the time to have phone conversations with others, this trend has lead people to check their phones or text while they are driving constantly because they are always on the go and there phones are accessible.
They believe that texting while behind the wheel is dangerous because it takes the drivers eyes off the road and while driving vision is the most important thing, being aware of all your surroundings is essential for safe conduction. No matter where their cell phone is placed in just a split second that it takes them to glance at a text message something can happen. Not only that but when they are reading or writing a text message it also takes there concentration off the road and into there message, because there mind is now focused on what he or she is going to reply therefore they aren’t giving there full attention to the road but to there message.
Studies show that cell phone usage while driving gives the driver six times more likeliness to be in an accident then when not using a phone. Whether they are calling, texting or reading there phone they all fall into the same category and are dangerous. Every year there are thousands of traffic accidents caused by