Story: Dismissing the Risks of a Deadly Habit
1. The writer uses the story of Mr. hill to demonstrate how anyone can get into an accident while talking/texting on their cell phones. Mr. Hill was described as the guy everyone was friends with, a good student, a good son, etc. The story then explained how -while out finding a dresser for a neighbor- was talking on the phone, ran a red light and killed someone. The innocence of the situation -asking the neighbor about the dresser- shows that he wasn't just another teenager talking about high school drama, but an adult trying to help someone when he was too engrossed in the conversation and caused the accident. Mr.Hill is brought up many times in throughout the story
2. The writer connects Mr.Hill's story to the larger, national picture by giving the data on number of accidents and deaths related to talking on a cell phone. The transition of "Extensive research shows the dangers of distracted driving ..." is great because it connects Mr.Hills' distracted driving with the national stats for distracted driving. Mr. Hill's story is brought up repeatedly, and each time is followed by the "national link". A great example is when the writer talks about Hill's new truck doesn't have all the gadgets new trucks do -then citing data about those gadgets, etc.
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