Topic > Why texting and driving should be banned - 1524

Moore argues that texting and driving is more fatal than drunk driving. Moore states that “reaction times of texting users worsened by 35%, with a whopping 91% decrease in steering ability, while similar studies on drunk driving indicate a decrease in reaction time by a relatively modest 12%. By that measure, [driving while texting] DWT is three times more dangerous than DUI and should logically be treated just as harshly, if not more so, both under the law and in terms of social censure. Furthermore, Moore states that “cell phones have infiltrated every aspect of our private and public lives, and schools must ban or block student cell phones to ensure a distraction-free learning environment. Studies have shown that drivers, especially teenagers, who talk or text while operating a vehicle are just as distracted and impaired as drunk drivers. Any use of a cell phone in a car is dangerous, but texting produces an effect equivalent to a high blood alcohol level. What's worse is that, unlike drunk drivers, who may be aware of their impairment and act accordingly, texting drivers are unaware of the risk they are taking." In today's society texting while driving is not seriously considered as drunk driving because people are not educated. Moore makes it known that we must take this bad habit into consideration. We need to change the culture of the reckless