exercise 2!

WORK - CITED

Britt, Robert R., ed. "Poll: Ban Cell Phones While Driving." LiveScience (2000).

5 Feb. 2008 http://www.livescience.com/technology/060527_cell_phones.html.

SUMMARY

According to a new established survey, most Americans want some kind of law to ban the use of cell phones while operating a vehicle. Cell phones in general have been great cause in car accidents. Even the “safer” hands - free cell phones have made driving difficult. Many drivers have even admitted that their driving skills speed out the window as they’re talking on their cell phones.

PARAPHRASE

For years there have been constantly persisting to keep cell phones outside the parameters of public areas: theaters, restaurants, etc. But according to Robert Roy Britt’s article, “Poll: Ban Cell Phones While Driving”, he proclaims, “a new survey finds two - thirds of Americans would support a law banning cell phone use while driving” (Britt 1). Within such a survey, only 29 percent of the 849 people that were surveyed sad that they didn’t want such a ban. But, according to Britt, “65 percent said states should ban drivers from talking on cell phones” (Britt 1). Many surveys have suggested that hands - free cell phones still cause drivers to react and to drive slowly. The use of cell phones have caused too many fatal accidents and too many annoying, traffic jams we’ve all grown to hate. Another reference towards phone owners admit to “sometimes not driving as safely as they should while using mobile devices” (Britt 1).

RESPONSE

I firmly believe that cell phones should be banned for use while driving. While hands - free devices may cause slow reaction time while driving, I believe us humans need some mobile device handy when an emergency shows up (not every car has an Onstar button). Cell phones cause one hand to be off of the wheel , thus one hand for reaction just doesn’t cut it. Plus, there are so many other things a “cell - driver” could be doing while on the phone: radio, looking for something, or just staring off into space.

FINAL TOPIC

I am still sticking with the argument that cell phone use should be banned while operating a vehicle. I will not use this article for is has stated the same facts as the prior article that I used for the last exercise.