Heidi Texting and Driving

I believe that text messaging should be banned everywhere. It is a big problem in today’s society due to text messaging becoming so popular. As said in the articles text messaging is very distracting and could be fatal when trying to drive. I am guilty of text messaging while driving even though I know that it is dangerous. People don’t realize the dangers of texting and driving until they have seen it first hand or happen close to them. This summer a girl from Hanover was between Savanna and Hanover and got in an accident. The reason was texting. She was paying attention to her phone and when she look but she was on the wrong side of the road. She over corrected and wrecked. I work with some people that were friends with her and I learned how they now feel about texting and driving. They say they will never do it again. I say that too but I continue to do it.
Being a teenager, it is hard to avoid the temptation of a ringing cell phone. Teens want to know what is going on and don’t want to miss anything. I believe that if the laws were better enforced teens would stop texting and driving. It is hard to enforce such a law. Like one of the articles said, it is hard to tell if someone is texting while driving. Most people text in their laps not where anyone can see. Most teens will say that it is ok for them to text and drive because they don’t have to look at their phones while texting. I don’t need to but at the end of a text I do look to make sure it is right. That split second of distraction could make a difference.
So in my opinion texting and driving should be banned for everyone. Adults are just as easily distracted as teens. It doesn’t matter if you can text without looking or not. When you are driving your phone should be out of sight and out of mind so your main focus is the road. I think if the law can enforce it the road can be a safe place.