Texting and driving has become a real problem here lately, and something needs to be done before it gets worse. Some people in our society think that stricter laws should be implemented, but others think that the general public should be better educated. While stricter laws may be effective later, stricter laws would not be easy to enforce. Stricter laws regarding texting and driving should be created. Tougher laws should be put in place, with heavier fines, so that people don't want to face the consequences. The Targeted News Service article “Laws, Education Not Enough to Curb Distracted Driving,” uses the opinions of two doctors, Jeffrey H. Coben and Motao Zhu, to say that these laws should be implemented or improved. In the article they state, “Coben and Zhu strongly believe that the federal government should take greater action, including setting new safety standards that require the development and implementation of this technology” (Targeted News Service 2). If these laws were strengthened, the general public would obey the law, therefore be safer, and stop texting and driving because they wouldn't want to face the consequences. While tougher laws might work, they likely wouldn't be effective until a person interacts with the law or already faces consequences. “For now, though, efforts to ban phone calling while driving will be as effective as the 18th Amendment banning alcohol, ratified in 1919 and repealed in 1933” (USA Today A10). An example from the past, prohibition, is given in the quote to show that this law will not be effective. Education is a superior deterrent than tougher laws because it has triumphed over tougher laws in past debates, for example, drunk driving and drunk driving. .... half of the document ......ition). As much as the government tries to think of a way to solve this problem, it will never completely disappear. However, the best way to solve the problems is to better educate society's drivers and future drivers about the dangers of distracted driving and lead by example. Works Cited “Yes, cell phones can be dangerous. No, a nationwide ban won't work." USA TODAY. 16 December 2011: A.10. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. 07 November 2013.Genachowski, Giulio. “It's time to put a stop to texting and driving.” Gannett News Service. 23 September 2012: np SIRS Issues Researcher. Network. November 11, 2013."Laws and education are not enough to curb distracted driving." Targeted news service. 06 March 2013: np SIRS Issues Researcher. Network. November 15, 2013.MacDonald, Gregg. “The simulator shows the dangers of texting while driving.” Washington Post. March 28, 2013: T.23. SIRS Problem Researcher. Network. November 15 2013.