According to Edgar Snyder & Associates- Law Firm Representing Injured People, texting and driving results in 11 people dying everyday. Teens enjoy having fun, enjoy talking to friends. Most of all enjoy knowing there’s someone to talk to- someone that’s going to listen. But if sacrificing someone else’s life to do so, then maybe it shouldn’t be happening in the first place.

Teens enjoy company. But what’s not being thought about is communication is best outside of a car or at a standstill where talking on the phone or texting doesn’t affect someone else’s life. While talking to a person your emotions start to show and poke through. Teens emotions are on their shoulders, they take everything lightly. Especially from someone important in their lives like- friends, or family. Because teens critique and overthink everything, it’s harder for them to concentrate when there’s something else they’d rather be doing. Someone could say the simplest thing with little or no meaning and teens go crazy.

Driving actually puts a lot of stress on the brain. We as human beings try to cover up the stress with distractions. According to Official US Government Website For Distracted Driving (Distraction.gov) watching videos, adjusting the radio, eating, drinking, texting, talking to a passenger are distractions often used. Drivers have to see the road and the environment with your eyes. Hear the car horns, the dogs barking, and sirens sound. You touch and grip the steering wheel, and gas pedals, and occasionally smell, a restaurant’s food or a dead animal in the road. Adding texting may and most certainly can cause more collisions.

Many drivers have something called road rage. This is anxiety while on the roads. Which makes it even harder to concentrate. Being in the car having to be cautious of everyone else’s actions can be hard or complicated. Having to worry every second about if someone is paying attention to what they’re doing. 

We as a whole need to help reduce the numbers of accidents due to text messages or phone calls while on the road. When you are in a car you should be focused on your destination. If you think that the text or call is important pullover. Teens and others should try to decrease the numbers of deaths due to texting and driving. Many families are missing someone who made them complete. It’s not fair to them to lose someone they care about because in some perspectives teens and others think their text is more important than a life. Keep your eyes on the road. Stay focused.