Texting While DrivingMost drivers are likely to confuse driving with texting from their cell phone while driving, regardless of the laws in place regarding the problems and the danger presented to them. The majority of drivers who engage in this act do not consider the possible harmful effects of their actions. Research has shown that texting while driving contributes significantly to road accidents. This situation is serious enough as there are more accidents caused by messaging while driving than by drunk driving (Fumento np). Building on the previous statements, this essay seeks to support laws that prohibit texting while driving by highlighting how dangerous it is for drivers to text while driving. Car accidents due to texting while driving are a widespread epidemic that has taken our country by storm since over a decade ago. People may think they can safely write text messages on their phone while driving, or simply not think there is any real risk in the fact that the act does not matter . Texting while driving should be done away with at all costs. To achieve this, our government must act by standardizing laws and imposing sanctions on offenders. Likewise, it is also important for the government to provide enough educational programs. This will help spread the word about the dangers of tapping the phone keypad while driving. It should be noted that most drivers are confident that they can send certain messages without negatively affecting their driving abilities. However, some important studies have found that drivers are not as capable of multitasking as they believe. Researchers revealed that drivers who text ...... middle of a sheet ...... good. Penalties also increase for successive offenses, with the second offense carrying a fine of around $250 and the third and subsequent offenses carrying a fine of $500 each. Violators are also punished mercilessly if their actions result in an accident (Christian np). Some other states, such as California and Virginia, impose $20 fines for violating texting while driving laws (“Texting While Driving Laws”). Imposing only a fine of such a small monetary value does not adequately reflect the significance of the crime nor is it effective enough to discourage drivers from disposing of their phones while driving. To uniformly unify, the law should be enforced to deter texting while driving. Penalties for breaking the law should be consistent across the country. The model used by Massachusetts should be adopted.