Although cell phones have not been around for a very long

time, they have become a key part of our lives. People use
their cell phones for just about everything such as: texting,
talking, schedule planning, internet surfing, etc.
Sometimes we can even do two or more of these things at
the same time. Unfortunately, people are also choosing the
wrong time to be using their cell phones: while they are
driving. As a society, we have become so focused on how
much we can do at one time that we are willing to risk our
personal safety as well as the safety of others because we
can’t put down our cell phones. Using a handheld cell
phone while driving is dangerous to the driver themselves
for a couple of good reasons. One such reason is
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When driving, sometimes it is difficult to focus on the road which makes it easy to forget that the
roads are shared by everyone and not for your exclusive use. Other drivers on the road take notice
of drivers on their cell phones whether they want to or not because of the hazards they create.
Erratic driving is something that we all get quite worked up about, especially if it makes us late or
is otherwise a direct inconvenience to us. Scott Clark, veteran web business strategist and the
owner of the consultancy BuzzMaven Labs, says “[He] came within inches of a bad accident
because of a young driver being on the phone and crossing three lanes of traffic at 45 mph.”
Drivers are also tailgating you because of, again, the inability to maintain a constant speed because
they are on the phone. Clark warns of “[…] the rusty red Camaro [tailgating] the minivan full of
kids.” Drivers who use cell phones while driving are also highly dangerous to pedestrians. A young
woman killed a pedestrian on a bicycle while she was texting on her phone. She may not have
intended to end that person’s life, but she made the poor decision to drive and text which she has to
live with for the rest of her life. Any one of us could have been that poor individual on that fateful
day. I used to ride my bike everywhere, mostly using the roads in the way that bikes are supposed
to. That just proves that point that everybody

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Cell phones are troublesome while driving. When a driver keeps talking or
listening to music he or is not supposed to focus off the road. A cell phone
makes a great difference. It is not forbidden to talk to a passenger but it is
not recommended to talk to an invisible cell phone communicator. The use of
cell phones is the most common distraction, but the use of a hand-held cell
phone increases the risk by 1.3 times, which is less than reaching for items on
the seat or in the glove compartment. New Jersey, New York, Connecticut,
California, Washington State, Utah, and Washington, D.C. prohibit drivers
from using hand-held cell phones, irrespective of weather conditions: at all
times, not only on wet and icy roads when a driver decides on dialing or text
messaging. According to recent research, a driver talking over a cell phone is
four times more endangered to collide with another vehicle than a driver who
does not use a cell phone while driving. Cell phone distraction causes 2600
deaths in the United States annually.

Drivers may be allowed to use cell phones in traffic jams but they must be
fined if they use a cell phone while driving at moderate or high speeds, at
crossroads, and on twisting and turning roads. Can you do without using your
cell phone while driving? The use of cell phones may result in a driver’s slower
reaction while breaking or regaining speed. It may cause accidents but it may
be a coincidence with some other action. So, the use of cell phone is not
desirable because it involves a driver in a multi-task activity while driving.

Young drivers are banned or restricted from using cell phones in 18 American
states. In California, young drivers will be ticketed for using any mobile
device. I do not know how a young driver will write a term paper on a laptop
computer while driving but it is banned as well as a cell phone while driving.

Although cell phones may cause problems, no research is available to point to

the rise in deaths cause by the use of cell phones while driving. A cell phone,
like any mobile device, simple makes a list of possible causes of accidents
longer. But safety is safety, so while driving people should be obedient to
publicly accepted behavior. A driver may use a cell phone when he or she
stops the car. But in foggy weather or on wet and icy roads this driver may be
injured by another moving vehicle that will not expect it there.

Cell phones are life-threatening means of communication while driving. To be

on the safe side, it would be fine to ban the use of cell phones while driving.