Teen Texting and Driving Solution

Much like with other problems, teens using their phones while driving does not have one simple solution. The answer to our problem is a compilation of different smaller techniques to achieve the desired outcome.

For example, Kelsey's Law is a way to prevent Graduated License 1 and 2 driver's from using their cellphones while driving in Michigan. This law could further be spread to other states within the United States. As data shows, that the states with texting bans or laws, the car accidents related to cellphone use have decreased (Michigan.gov).

In driver's training, students are taught the dangers of not wearing a seat belt and going the speed limit, but times have changed. The curriculum for Driver's Training should now include the dangers and sometimes fatal consequences of using a cell phone and driving. Students, as a way to create a healthy habit could be shown these "tricks":

• Keep your phone on silent
• Put the phone in the backseat, out of your reach
• As drastic as keeping your phone in the trunk of your car
• Putting a lock on your phone that helps you to remember not to text  
  
  
  Parents can even pay for an app that disables the cellphone while the teen is in the car. For parents, a way to help keep your child alive and off their phone is paying a small fee, that small fee is priceless. 
   
  There is no one answer to this problem. But together, we can help further prevent our teens from dying due to cell phone use.