There were many accidents, about being distracted while driving. The article" Help Prevent Distracted Driving" shows that being distracted while driving is very dangerous. The US Department of Transportation's National Highway traffic Safety Administration estimates that 30,000 accidents happen annually because of being distracted while driving. People are trying to get the message around. I never thought that eating or texting while driving would be that dangerous, because I've seen any people do it. This article taught me that it is and many people had got injured or died because of this.
A teenage girl is behind the wheel in her convertible and her dad texts her: Turn off the phone. I feel like this is very important and good advice because who knows if someone texts her while driving. People don't only believe that texting while driving is dangerous, also, eating. In a neighborhood, kids have advice on young drivers. A girl stands next to a lemonade stand holding up a sign saying: No Eating While driving. People need to get the message around. Not many people think that being distracted while driving is dangerous. As teens and humans we tend to think that nothing will happen to us behind the wheel. Many people think this and it will be very unexpected when it does.
I think this article shows a lot about the dangers of being distracted while driving. More than 1,300 students from grade 6-12 across the US enetered Drive 2life Contest. Each student who submitted an entry has to create a project about tips to prevent being distracted while driving. A girl named Olivia did a prooject on safety signs and she took homme the grand prize of 1,000 dollars.
After reading this article, I've realized that there are many dangers while being distracted while driving. People are doing a great job of getting the message around. Now I will get a head start of knowing not to be distracted while driving when i get older.
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