Banning Cell Phones While Driving

Magdalena Perez
English 106
Mr. Skyler Meek
June 10, 2015/
Up dated June 27, 2015
Cell phones while driving
According to NSC's website, there have been an estimated 245,358 car crashes involving drivers using cellphones so far this year. One effect cellphone use has on drivers is an increased reaction time, which is similar regardless of handheld or hands-free phone use. Every year many lives are lost because of the distraction on the road and for this reason use of cell phones while driving should be illegal in all of the states.
The National Safety Council's annual injury and fatality report, "Injury Facts," found that the use of cellphones causes 26% of the nation's car accidents, a modest increase from the previous year. The 2014 edition of the report compares data from 2013 and earlier.
The severity of this can be almost compared to the dangers of drunk driving. Because both are driving under the influence of something or caused a distraction of using something. When drivers engage in a conversation or a message, it’s not possible to look in both directions at once, however all of their focus goes to the screen of the cell phone, which will end in a car accident. Banning the use of technology behind the wheel can help save many lives and if you choose to disobey the law the law should enforced expensive fines.
Driving is a privilege

Other people believe they are better at texting and driving then others, for instance the youth. I know there are kids that are fast when it comes to texting, they don’t even have to look at the letters. In fact most of them believe they need to be plug in to media or the constant updating of their status on their social media. There are ways to avoid the used of cellphones when you’re driving. One of my classmates in Pathway suggested, that if we were traveling with someone in the car that we can perhaps ask the person to text for