AAA recommends that motorists turn off their phone before driving or pull over to a safe place to talk, send texts or use email. AAA also has launched a legislative campaign to advocate for a text messaging ban in all 50 states. ... Text messaging is particularly hazardous because it involves all three types of distraction -- visual, manual, and cognitive -- and it is an increasingly common behavior. ... The odds of being involved in a safety-critical event (crashes, near-crashes, crash-relevant conflicts, and unintentional lane deviations) are 23 times greater for commercial vehicle drivers w...

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• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Amendment 28 would be the "No Texting Amendment." ... The law enforcement agents would also have the right to check the driver's cellular telephone to check for any text message within the last couple of minutes, depending where the traffic stop was to occur. If the traffic stop would be in the city, the agent could check for text messages in the last five minutes. If the stop would be on the highway or a heavily traveled thorough fare, they the agent could check for text messages in the last ten minutes. If the traffic stop would be on a major interstate highway, the agent could check f...

• Word Count: 1738
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Simpson described how easy it was for him to text a meaningful message to Sarah and how much more time it took him to express his real feelings through pen and paper to Patti. ... From my personal experience, I only recently realized that my over usage of text messaging and social networking only was my downfall to my, what I count as now, not real or true relationships. ... Though Haadi has enlisted in the navy and has been there for almost a year now, he and I communicate through phone calls, emails, text messages, and Skype. ... Haadi and I fell more and more in love with each other every w...

• Word Count: 1468
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

I noticed that when I wake up the first thing I do is grab my phone and look through every social media I have like Snap Chat then I reply to my messages and open emails. ... I think it's better than just texting them. ... Since I always turn my phone back on and text people back. ... We text and call each other like almost every day, but being face to face is different because you get to see facial expressions. ... And since I didn't have my phone, I had to get off and ring the bell if not I would have texted instead. ...

• Word Count: 1405
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School