Phones and Driving

There are many dangers to driving, but playing with your phone is probably one of the worst. When you play with your phone behind the wheel you not only endanger yourself, but everyone else in the car as well as other drivers. It distracts you from what is important keeping your eyes on the road. Phone usage while driving is one of the biggest problems we have with drivers today.

"The National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes each year. Nearly 390,000 injuries occur each year from accidents caused by texting while driving. 1 out of every 4 car accidents in the United States is caused by texting and driving." (EdgarSnyder. com) Cell phone usage while driver shouldn't be aloud. It makes a new danger to driving.

Despite the change in laws majority of driver still use their phones while driving. "90 percent of drivers said they used their smartphones while on the road" (Moore). This is a major problem because just a 2 second distraction can increase your chance to crash by 20 times. This is why you should not be allowed to be on your phone while driving.

There are many reasons not to have your phone while driving. Many dangers are related to cell phone usage during driving. In conclusion there should be a harsh punishment for cell phone usage while driving. It is a danger to everyone so before you pick up your phone think about the people in the other cars.

Work cited

Moore, Mark. "A Disturbing Number of People Still Use Cellphones While Driving." New York Post, New York Post, 26 July 2017, nypost. com/2017/04/17/a-disturbing-number-of-people-still-use-cellphones-while-driving/.

"Texting and Driving Accident Statistics - Distracted Driving." Edgarsnyder. com, www. edgarsnyder. com/car-accident/cause-of-accident/cell-phone/cell-phone-statistics. html.