Cell Phone Use while Driving There are many problems that are involved with driving. But, in the past couple years, for teenagers, driving while using the cell phone has become a huge problem. Teenagers have a tendency to hold the phone while driving and this becomes an issue because while glancing at the phone students will not notice if the car in front of them is braking. Also they will not notice ahead of time when the traffic light changes, possibly causing an accident that can be fatal. The
alone a minute without our phones. With our phones in hand we do not pay attention to what is going on around us and miss out on many things like what happens when we are driving. There has been major accidents where the driver, passengers, and pedestrians have been victims of a car crash due to the driver using their phone. No one should be allowed to use their phone if they are the ones in the drivers seat, being aware of your surroundings is key to when you are driving in
Should cell phone use be banned while driving? Since the mid–1990’s, cell phones have been a part of our daily lives. Cell phones allow us to communicate with anyone, anytime, and anywhere even while we are driving, they are convent and make our lives easier. But is it safe to use a cell phone to talk, text, take pictures, surf the web, etc. while driving? Many drivers, especially young drivers think so. Many drivers do not think that glancing down at a cell phone for a few seconds to send or
Cell phone usage while driving is a major source of distraction that could potentially lead to accidents and consequently cause injury or loss of life. Technology has had a way of dealing with distractions by coming up with hands-free cell phones mounted on the dashboards of most vehicles. But, even so, cell phones are still a source of distraction when driving regardless of the fact that they are hand-held or not. Therefore, even the choice for authorities to come up with handheld bans still that
Using a phone while driving happens a lot today and it shouldn’t. The problem with being on the phone while driving has been around for awhile but it gets to be a greater problem every year. It’s a very big deal with teens because teens depend on their phone a lot. It’s also a problem with adults as well, but it’s more of a problem with teenagers. Responding to a text or answering a phone is not worth losing our life or someone else’s life. It can wait. If we think it’s an emergency phone call or
Cell phones are integral to people’s lives in Canada because they are vital communication and entertainment tools. However, the use of cell phones has remained contentious, because texting and talking on the phone are associated with distracted driving. Distracted driving is, “defined as the diversion of attention away from activities critical for safe driving toward a competing activity” (Klauer, Guo, Simons-Morton, Ouimet, Lee & Dingus, 2013, p. 55). Although distracted driving is also associated
Today, we use our cell phones for just about anything and everything to include; texting, talking to our loved ones, and connecting with the rest of the world via social media. Cell phones have become a natural way of life to where we pick up our phones and use them like second nature. However, the dangers present themselves when we get behind the wheel of a car and carry these habits of cell phone addictions with us. If all states ban the use of cell phones while driving, then there would be a reduced
Thesis on Cell Phone Use Despite an effective way of communication, using cell phones during driving results in the distracted attention of driver increasing road safety concerns. Nearly everyone is using cell phones in their day routine lives. Cell phones have now become less of a novelty and more of a communication tool providing many utilities all in one package, from camera, video games, internet and apps; they combine business and personal convenience. As studies have shown the dangerous
advancement of cell phones has presented numerous benefits to our society. Cell phones allow for accessible communication to family and friends even when driving. The increase in cell phone usage while driving has made hand-held features such as Bluetooth be a standard in many cars. Recently researchers have been examining the implications that driving while using hands-free and hand-held phones have on cognitive abilities. The evidence that supports banning cell phones including hands-free phones is that it
Make the Choice "Phone in one hand ticket in the other"(television advertisement) the cell phone causes many distractions in the world today. It really does not matter what you are involved in it may be driving, at work, at school, and or just trying to take care of your children. When that cell phone rings, there you go looking for it. Almost forgetting what you are being involved in doing. In cases, that you are behind the wheel of a vehicle this situation can be vary dangerous. Sometime you can