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Don’t Be A Statistic
Teens act on impulse. What they learn is not always what they believe, until something happens to change their mind.
Teenage driving is dangerous; texting, talking on the phone and taking pictures while driving is selfish. Distracted teen drivers not only put others’ lives in danger, but potentially those of everyone around them.
For young people today, it is common to do more than one task at the same time. People are already multi-tasking while driving; the mind and body are working together to drive the vehicle, so adding another task is too much for the mind to comprehend.
Why take the risk?
Personally, I think it is because most teenagers believe that they are invincible and are fearless of all things unknown.
Driving is an important skill that requires full attention to control the vehicle safely and respond to events happening on the road. In order to drive safely, the driver needs constant concentration. This is impossible when eyes are looking at a phone. Even if the driver doesn’t care about what happens to the other people on the road, they need to realize that they are also endangering themselves as well. The innocent drivers have no choice when it comes to the other driver’s use of a cell phone. The distracted driver new knows who is inside of that other vehicle. What if the victim’s car had your mom in the driver’s seat, a newborn baby in the back – or an entire family in the vehicle?
Using technology while driving is not necessary; it can wait. According to the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), 387 people were killed on Minnesota roads in 2013. That is 387 families affected because of district drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released a study which concluded that 80% of crashes and 65% of near-crashes involve some form of driver distraction.
Driver distractions usually occur within three seconds of the vehicle crashing! It is not worth having a criminal record, facing time in prison, paying fines or coping with death!
Distracted teen driving is much more dangerous than what is thought. Your mind is not capable of driving safely while being distracted by a phone. Keep the mind on driving, keep eyes on the road and keep hands on the wheel. Don’t become a statistic!