Every day in the United States of America, there are eight lives lost and 1,161 injuries as a result of distracted driving (CDC Distracted Driving 1). Distracted driving is classified as eating, texting, talking on the phone or even doing your makeup while driving. Anything that you do while you are driving, other than driving, is causing you to be distracted.
Do you think a quick text message or one glance down to change the song, is worth the life of a two year old? If you drive and simultaneously do another activity at the same time, this is what you are saying. Oh, but it won't happen to me... but a crash is more than likely to happen on account of distracted driving. "31% of U.S drivers ages 18-64 reported that they read or sent text messages or email messages while driving at least once within the last 30 days before they were surveyed" (CDC Distracted Driving 4).
Kelsey Raffaele was a 17 year old from Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. She was a high school senior on her way to a Business Professionals of America competition and a pompom girl with her twin sister. But she was involved in a car accident that claimed her life when she lost control of her car. Kelsey's Law was then founded by her parents to raise awareness of the dangers of teens texting and driving. How many deaths of our teenagers across The United States of America is it going to take before we realize the gravity of texting and driving?
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