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Works CitedWorks Cited• Barth, Liza. “Despite risks, teens report texting while driving.” Barth, Liza. “Despite risks, teens report texting while driving.”

ConsumerReports.orgConsumerReports.org, 18 November 2009. Web. 18 November 2009. , 18 November 2009. Web. 18 November 2009. <http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/11/despite-risks-teens-<http://blogs.consumerreports.org/cars/2009/11/despite-risks-teens-report-texting-while-driving.html>.report-texting-while-driving.html>.

• Governors Highway Safety Association. “Cell Phone Driving Laws.” Governors Governors Highway Safety Association. “Cell Phone Driving Laws.” Governors Highway Safety Association, November 2009. Web. 13 November 2009. Highway Safety Association, November 2009. Web. 13 November 2009. <http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html>.<http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html>.

• Rosenthal, Elisabeth. “When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison.” Rosenthal, Elisabeth. “When Texting Kills, Britain Offers Path to Prison.” New New York Times (Late New York Edition)York Times (Late New York Edition) 2 November 2009: A1, A8. Print. 2 November 2009: A1, A8. Print.

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The Missouri “text messaging” law


The Missouri “text messaging” lawshould be expandedto include drivers of all ages.

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I. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.

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II. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.

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II. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.

III. Logic and data suggest that the Missouri text messaging law should be applied to all Missouri drivers.


The Missouri “text messaging” lawshould be expandedto include drivers of all ages.

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II. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.

III. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.

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II. Missouri’s text-messaging law is shortsighted.

(transition) It is easy to see how our law is shortsighted, especially when we consider what other states are doing.

III. Similar text-messaging laws in other states help reveal our law’s shortcomings.

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In order to understand why the law

should apply to all drivers, we must first

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Missouri’s general assembly has tried to putthe best interests of the people first;

however, Missouri should follow the

lead of states who place a universal ban

on texting while driving.

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