The editorial discusses the absent ban on texting while driving in Texas. In this article all Texans are the main audience, this becomes very clear at the end of the editorial where a “Make your voice heard” section is included. There is sufficient evidence to back up this article, making it credible, for example; “The Texas Medical Association reported to lawmakers that 95,000 crashes and 460 deaths were attributed to distracted driving in Texas in 2013.” The argument in this article is largely made against Rick Perry, who vetoed a 2011 texting while driving bill. The writer argues that even if the bill would “micromanage the behavior of adults” (Rick Perry), Texans would follow the law just like when we started buckling up. Even though I agree with a bill passing regarding this issue, I’ve had the opportunity to see a law against texting while driving implemented at a more local level. While texting and driving is illegal in Austin, I am perplexed at how many Austinites completely ignore the law. It seems as though this law was never implemented. Maybe, it does not possess as harsh of penalties as it should. The article states “texting while driving has become a bigger hazard than drinking and driving” and it backs it up with a fact: “11 teenagers die every day because they can’t break their electronic addictions in the car.”
If this problem kills as many people as the data claims, maybe the penalties shouldn’t seem so extenuating.
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