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teens who text & driveteens who text & drive
26%26%
Liza Barth, Consumer ReportsLiza Barth, Consumer Reports
16%16%fatal car crashes fatal car crashes
involving drivers under 21 involving drivers under 21 using a cell phoneusing a cell phone
Liza Barth, Consumer ReportsLiza Barth, Consumer Reports
states with universal bansstates with universal bans
1919
Governors Highway Safety Governors Highway Safety AssociationAssociation
states that restrict states that restrict texting & drivingtexting & driving
99
Governors Highway Safety Governors Highway Safety AssociationAssociation
increased chance of crashingincreased chance of crashingwhile textingwhile texting
20+%20+%
Virginia Tech Transportation InstituteVirginia Tech Transportation Institute
Works CitedWorks Cited• Barth, Liza. “Despite risks, teens report texting while driving.” Barth, Liza. “Despite risks, teens report texting while driving.”
ConsumerReports.orgConsumerReports.org, 18 November 2009. Web. 18 November 2009. , 18 November 2009. Web. 18 November 2009. <http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/11/despite-risks-teens-<http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/11/despite-risks-teens-report-texting-while-driving.html>.report-texting-while-driving.html>.
• Governors Highway Safety Association. “Cell Phone Driving Laws.” Governors Governors Highway Safety Association. “Cell Phone Driving Laws.” Governors Highway Safety Association, November 2009. Web. 13 November 2009. Highway Safety Association, November 2009. Web. 13 November 2009. <http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html>.<http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html>.
• Rosenthal, Elisabeth. “When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison.” Rosenthal, Elisabeth. “When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison.” New New York Times (Late New York Edition)York Times (Late New York Edition) 2 November 2009: A1, A8. Print. 2 November 2009: A1, A8. Print.
• Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. “New Data from VTTI Provides Insight Virginia Tech Transportation Institute. “New Data from VTTI Provides Insight into Cell Phone Use and Driving Distraction.” into Cell Phone Use and Driving Distraction.” Virginia Polytechnic Institute Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityand State University. 27 July 2009. Web. 14 November 2009. . 27 July 2009. Web. 14 November 2009. <http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/7-22-09-VTTI- <http://www.vtti.vt.edu/PDF/7-22-09-VTTI- press_Release_Cell_phones_and_Driver_Distraction.pdf>.press_Release_Cell_phones_and_Driver_Distraction.pdf>.
Thesis (overall idea)
The Missouri “text messaging” lawshould be expandedto include drivers of all ages.
Points
I. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.
II. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.
Points
I. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.
II. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.
III. Logic and data suggest that the Missouri text messaging law should be applied to all Missouri drivers.
Thesis (overall idea)
The Missouri “text messaging” lawshould be expandedto include drivers of all ages.
Transitions
II. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.
III. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.
Transitions
II. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.
(transition) It is easy to see how our law is shortsighted, especially when we consider what other states are doing.
III. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.
Preview
In order to understand why the law
should apply to all drivers, we must first
consider the provisions of the current
law as well as how other states address
the issue.
Review
Missouri’s general assembly has tried to putthe best interests of the people first;
however, Missouri should follow the
lead of states who place a universal ban
on texting while driving.