Cell Phone Addiction: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
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Cell Phone Addiction: The Good , The Bad, The Ugly Heather Flarey CMST 1545 March 2014 Think About Do you sleep with your cell phone next to you in bed? Are you constantly checking your phone? Do you take your phone to the bathroom? Do you have anxiety about being phoneless? Are you unable to turn your phone off? Do you worry about your battery running low? CONGRATULATIONS!! The Good Serve as a convenient way to stay connected parent/child businessmen/clients Facilitate connection during an emergency car accident / stuck on side of the road child / elderly safety voice command / single push dialing Ability to perform tasks your computer can emails / documents / banking GPS / calculator / flashlight / fitness The Bad Social Media Dehumanize the dynamic of human contact Never – Ending Interruption classroom / work / movies / on a date / family dinner, etc Problem? – We don’t get the immediate facial or voice feedback we get from face-to-face conversations The Ugly Exposed to many bacteria and viruses 2011 University of London did a study on 390 cell phones 80% - had more than 18 times as much harmful bacteria than was found on a toilet seat 1 in 6 phones carried the fecal bacteria E.coli
The Ugly Texting and Driving Reaction times of cell phone users slows dramatically increasing the risk of accidents Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) Study A texting driver is 23x’s more likely to cause an accident Drivers took their eyes off the road for an avg. of 23 seconds
The Ugly United States Department of Transportation 1,600,000 accidents per year in 2012 – 3,328 deaths caused by cell phone use 421,000 were injured in crashes involving cell phones 9% increase from 2011 – 387,000 As of December 2012 : 171.2 Billion text msgs are sent in the U.S. every month “If you put a 20yr old driver behind the wheel with a cell phone their reaction times are the same as a 70yr old driver with out a cell phone, it’s like instantly aging a large number of drivers.” – University of Utah Psychology Professor David Strayer “Same as driving after 4 beers” – National Highway Transportation Safety Administration Cell phones provide several benefits but can also have significant life changing consequences Use your cell phone responsibly Turn your phone off one night a week Enjoy your outings, don’t let time slip away from letting your phone take over
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