1. THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING Driving and Texting a Driving Force in Automobile Accidents Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016

2.  Introduction  History  Why Some Drivers Text?  Dangers  Laws  Statistics  Recommendations  Conclusion  References Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 CONTENT THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING

3. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 INTRODUCTION THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING Mobile phones are some of the most advanced and important technological tools in our world today. This device is like a tech to human magnet. Where a mobile phone is available for a user’s possession, it sometimes makes it difficult for some individuals to do anything, go anywhere without them. Due to this physical attachment to this mobile device, persons will find it hard to resist the temptations of putting the device away while operating an automobile. Even when this behavior violates automobile safety laws.

4. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 HISTORY THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING Italy! So what with? Not “so what with Italy?” This was what someone said to me when I yelled the word three times. My response was mobile telephone. I also shared a bit of history about the invention of the cellphone he could not dethatched himself from, not even in the shower. When are thinking of the fine wine, fine Italian cuisine, vibrant clothing, don’t forget the mobile phone (the everything gadget). The Italian inventor Mr. Guglielmo Marconi discovered the cell phone technology which dates back to the nineteenth century (Murray 15). Marconi’s cell phone discovery continues to play a very important role in our society today. This technology has become the digital heartbeat to our everyday functions. However the cellphone is also stopping the heartbeats of some people who abused it especially while they are driving an automobile.

5. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 WHY SOME DRIVERS TEXT THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING  The availability of affordable data plans because of competition between then mobile phone companies.  The creation and availability of social media and instant mobile chat service such as: FacebookInstagram IMOLinkedin Whatsapp Pinterest SnapchatTwitter FacetimeLine

6. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 DANGERS THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING

7. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 LAWS THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING States Hand-held ban All cell phone ban Texting banEnforcement Crash Data Collection ArkansasDrivers ages 18 to 20 years of age School bus drivers, drivers younger than 18 All drivers Primary: for texting by all drivers and cell phone use by school bus drivers. Secondary: for cell phone use by young drivers Yes CaliforniaAll driversSchool and transit bus drivers and drivers younger than 18 All driversPrimary: hand held and texting by all drivers. Secondary: all cell phone use by young drivers. Yes ConnecticutAll driversLearner's permit holders, drivers younger than 18, and school bus drivers All driversPrimary: for all offenses. DelawareAll driversLearner's permit and intermediate license holders and school bus drivers All driversPrimary: for all offenses. Yes States With No Ban on Cellphone Use While Driving Alabama Alaska Arizona Colorado Florida Idaho Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine** Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska North Carolina Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming

8. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 STATISTICS THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING There was one cellphone related automobile accident in the state of Kentucky. What is Kentucky doing compare to Missouri, Michigan and Texas with over 1000 automobile crashes relating to cellphone?

9. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 RECOMMENDATIONS THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING Tips for better driving with your mobile phone:.  Put your phone on silent, because the less you hear your cellphone, then the less you will pay attention to it.  Put a personalized tone for the text, picture and video messages, if you do need to keep your ringer on.  The messages can wait until your vehicle is parked in a safe place. No messages worth loosing or taking someone else life over.

10. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 CONCLUSION THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING Putting ourselves in danger through the use of cellphone while driving is taking our family’s lives days in and day out. We must try desperately with all our efforts to condition ourselves not to rely so much on this one mobile device. Taking this situation personally is a great way to keep one’s self from doing this act of illegally using a cellphone while driving. We can do better and we must do better where texting and driving is concerns. Remember there is no message too important over the lost of a human being life.

11. Gregory Henry (0386405) Occupational Health & Safety 2016MAR APS-400-OL009 Dr. Steve Visniski April 25, 2016 REFERENCES THE DANGERS OF TEXTING AND DRIVING Insurance Institute for Highway Safety “Laws Restricting Cellphone use and Texting” IIHS 2016. April 2016. Murray, James B. Wireless Nation. Cambridge MA: Perseus Publishing, c2001. Sundeen, Matt. “The forum for America’s Ideas.” National Conference of State Legislatures. Mar. 2007. 22 April 2016. Youtube.com “Texting and Driving Commercial.” Drive Safetly. Aug. 2012. 26 April 2016..