Should Texting While Driving Be Banned By Radley Balko Analysis
In “Should Text Messaging While Driving Be Banned? NO," Editor Radley Balko explains that we need to get over the idea that with a new law we can solve every bad habit and to stop passing laws that will be enforced for the reason that we have to do something about a problem. Radley Balko argues against a proposal to impose a law banning text messaging while driving in the U.S. Texting while driving should not be banned is the issue addressed in his article. The thesis of Balko’s article is that it’s obviously thoughtless to text while driving but what’s the difference from just glancing at your phone while following your GPS directions than typing out a message? There are many other reasons why drivers get distracted and the author also reflects on the enforceability problem, which lies in how can a police officer witness a text being typed while driving?
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But after reading this article, I can see and agree with the author as to why it would be much more dangerous than before having placed this ban. This is a simple cause and effect. Ban texting while driving, and people will not stop doing so, instead they change from: holding the phone in plain view above the steering wheel so that the road is in the peripheral vision, to: holding the phone in their lap so they can’t see the road at all while composing their text, all while shifting focus from the road to avoiding being caught. So, the ban actually increase distractions, and takes people’s eyes off the road. What was new to me is that while the law bans texting while driving, you can still look at your phone for received messages. This essay makes me think of the precautions I will take in the future when this ban begins in my state, the dangers that are trying to be prevented will
The organization of “Should Text Messaging While Driving Be Banned? NO,” is effective because the essay's opening causes …show more content…
But after reading this article, I can see and agree with the author as to why it would be much more dangerous than before having placed this ban. This is a simple cause and effect. Ban texting while driving, and people will not stop doing so, instead they change from: holding the phone in plain view above the steering wheel so that the road is in the peripheral vision, to: holding the phone in their lap so they can’t see the road at all while composing their text, all while shifting focus from the road to avoiding being caught. So, the ban actually increase distractions, and takes people’s eyes off the road. What was new to me is that while the law bans texting while driving, you can still look at your phone for received messages. This essay makes me think of the precautions I will take in the future when this ban begins in my state, the dangers that are trying to be prevented will