Texting while driving is one of the many causes of wrecks and deaths on the road. It is a big problem in all states. Cell phone technology is a big problem, more for teenagers. Teenagers use cell phones to text, call friends and more, while driving and they pay zero attention and accidents occur just for a stupid simple text message. About 24 percent of all motor vehicle crashes involves cell phone use. In 2011, 1.3 million vehicular crashes were linked to people using their cell phones. This is a very serious problem and in the past a teen was killed when she rolled her pick up truck while she was sending a text so they named a bill after her, Lubbock. Which ban texting while driving, giving a $100 fine. But Government Rick Perry vetoed the bill because he said texting while driving was a personal experience.
I do not agree with what governor Perry did at all but now Attorney General Greg Abbot who is front-runner for governor opposes a statewide ban on texting while driving and it goes for all Texans. I totally agree with this, we need to do something to stop this big problem before many more people die, if they need to give higher fines they should, if we need higher punishments we should it’s better than having more deaths. For example maybe they can give them hours of community service, or maybe attend a class that teaches the consequences about what could happen when texting and driving. No matter what, we need to stop this and the government needs to act fast before we loose more innocent lives.
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