Driving While Texting
Transcript: Texting While Driving: My Viewpoint In my own opinion, I think high school students need to be made more aware of the dangers that they are facing when they pull out their phone to send a "quick" message. In my own school that I went to for two years, texting while driving was NEVER mentioned, or any other dangerous driving behavior, for that matter. I think this is a video that should be played in every high school, for every student, nationwide. It was made in Wales, but it's message is borderless. It's very controversial, very graphic. Many parents will be outraged, angry that their child was subjected to such violent and morbid images. But ask yourself, would you rather your child see such images or experience them? Would you rather your daughter sit in class and cry about this video or sit in the drivers seat and watch her friends die because she didn't think twice about texting while driving? Click play. In my opinion, another way to help end the texting while driving craze that teenagers seem to be in now is to deglamorize it. Basically, turn it into something that is repulsive, take whatever attractiveness that teens see in it away, much like we've done with smoking in the past decade. Teenagers see it as a convienent way to socialize and not "waste" their time by "just driving". Several years ago, teenagers saw smoking cigarettes as a way to up their cool factor, make them fit in. Today, most teens see smoking as a disgusting, irresponsible habit that is detrimental to their health. If only we could get the message across that texting while driving is right there in the same category. What can be done? I think if they really understood the effect that texting while driving can have, they would not do it. Personally, I would never send a text message while I'm driving. I don't think any text is ever so important that it can't wait. By: Samantha Smart After the deglamorization of smoking: When I'm a passenger with anyone, even my own parents, I refuse to let them text while driving. I think it's both irresponsible and disrespectful towards me; for, they're putting my life in danger. If someone goes against my wishes and texts while I'm in the car with them, I refuse to get back in their vehicle. No exceptions. Before the deglamorization of smoking: Countless high schools are educating their students about what can happen if they engage in distractions while driving, but what about the schools that aren't? What do I do to improve the issue? Even for the teenagers that understand "driving while texting is dangerous" and know the statistics, do they really understand? Do they see the whole picture? Or do they just see faceless, impersonal statistics? If I'm talking to a friend over text message, I will not continue to text them if I know they're driving. I don't want to be the last person they ever send a text to.
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