The minimal time to look at a text message is 5 seconds. Taking your eyes off the road for 5 seconds at 45 mph or above can be crucial. Driving while over 45 mph means that you are driving a football field distance in 10 minuets. Without looking at the road , you are putting your life and others lives in danger. You should always look at the road. Texting while driving should be a crime in the Missouri. People should care more about the lives of others and the lifestyle that they are living is killing people. To start when you text and drive you are putting your life in danger. How are you putting your life in danger you wonder? You can crash your car into anything if you’re not attending to the road. You may be weaving in and out of lanes. You don’t have time to text while driving. You should wait till you reach your destination. …show more content…
Distracted driving is against the law. If you are texting while driving you are not only putting yourself in danger, but you put others in danger as well. You can severely hurt someone with a motor vehicle. Texting while driving is selfish. It puts you and others in a bad predicament. Whatever the text message is it is not more important than your life or others lives. This crime has been swept under the rug for many years. Texting while driving is a crime as big as drunk driving. They’re people dying everyday because other people want to drive and text. I agree with the no texting while driving. In fact, if you drive while texting you are putting your life in danger. You are also putting others life in danger. The repairmen of your car and injury’s cost millions of