Driving and Cell Phones
Driving and Cell Phones
An analysis of the conflict between cell phone use and safe driving.
2,343 words (
approx. 9.4 pages) |
7 sources |
MLA | 2002
Paper Summary:
This paper discusses how everyone agrees that safe driving should be the first priority of a motorist and how cellular telephones make safe driving difficult to achieve. It looks at how it is proven that the use of mobile phones on the road, hand-held or hands-free, is harmful and dangerous and, therefore, should be restricted. It shows how the role of regulation is controversial and how the role of individual responsibility is clear; safe driving should be the top priority of any motorist.
From the Paper:
"Defenders of on-the-road mobile phone use argue that cell phones are really just one of a number of things that can cause driver distractions and are not worse any others. Indeed, fears about driver distractions are nearly as old as the automobile itself. Julie Cook took a glimpse into history and found out that when the first car radios were installed in 1920s, it was argued that tuning a radio would take away drivers attention from the road and music would lull a driver to sleep (Cook 48). Legislation was proposed to eliminate windshield wipers because it was claimed that the motion would hypnotize the driver (Cook 48). Obviously, modern drivers face a lot more distractions on a daily basis."
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