Hands-Free While Driving

Using a handheld cell phone could be one of the deadliest decisions you could make while operating a motor vehicle. The dangers and impact of using a cell phone while behind the wheel are numerous. One of the main reasons people still use their cell phones while driving is that there is no consistency in the laws across the country. Certain states have legislation that bans cell phone use, while other states only ban certain usage situations. Tough federal legislation is the only way to decrease the use of handheld cell phones while driving. The tougher the laws are, the less likely people will be to use

Cell phones are a danger on the road in many ways. Two new studies show that talking on the phone while traveling, whether you’re driving or on foot, are increasing both pedestrian deaths and those of drivers and passengers, and recommend

First of all, I believe that driving while holding a handheld cell phone should be illegal. One of the reasons is you can very easily get distracted while driving. The death roles around the world are unbelievable, because of the amount of deaths we have came across. When drivers are using a handheld cell phone their less likely to pay more attention to the road. Their is drivers every day that get distracted while driving, in my opinion those who use cell phones will be more distracted by their cell phone than they are to other drivers. If your phone is ringing an it is out of arms reach it can cause you to swerve into other vehicles when you go to reach for it or answer it. Sometimes your phones ring tone can be a distraction, the

Using a cell phone while driving has become the biggest manual distraction while driving.  According to a study, conducted by The University of Utah (2013),

Cell phone use while driving should be banned. I say this because studies done by US Legal, Inc. shows that talking on the phone is distracting and can increase your chance of getting into an accident. Jonathan Adkins said “taxes the cognitive skills of your brain at the expense of the driving at the hand, and if the conversation is stressful your reaction time would not be as quick”. This tells me that most people

Lastly, being on a phone greatly affects people's driving. If being on the phone did not affect people's driving there would not be a death toll of at least eleven people everyday due to being on the phone. As a society, everyone needs to stop and think about that. What if it were someone kin to us in the eleven dead a day? Would it still not affect driving skills? It takes on average to look at your phone five seconds. That is the length of a baseball field. “On average there is 263.6 million cars on the road”;(transportation) therefore, meeting someone on the road is very likely. Not to mention in fifty five miles how many nature related things there are to pass. That just adds to the list of things there are to hit. It is definitely not safe to be on your phone while driving.

Some might say that as long as the person operating the vehicle is a good driver, his driving skills should not be affected by talking on the phone while driving. Contrary to popular belief, talking on the phone while driving, even with a

The changes in regulations and rules in the United States are not the same of using the mobile phones while driving. Each state must come up with strict guidelines for the use of cell phones while driving. When you don’t pay attention while you are driving, you know anything can happen at any time. Eating, texting, having too many people in the car, and playing very loud music are bad routines which spoil our driving skills. In 2010 almost 55% of drivers admitted to

it's just a phone call. It pulls the drivers attention away from the road and to the call and what is being said and felt; and, as a result, their ability to function properly and focus on the road is impaired. There is plenty of time to use the phone while not on the road, so why risk an accident? Using the phone while driving is dangerous to the user and everyone around them.

The two professors conducted a study and found that talking on the phone causes no decrease in driving performance. Talking on the cell phone had no performance difference as compared to listening to the radio or talking to a passenger (Strayer, 2001). Even though drivers are using their cell phone while driving, there is no decrease in driving performance by simply talking on the phone. There is no decrease in performance probably because the driver may still be able to keep his or her eyes on the road, constantly paying attention to signs, traffic, and traffic signals. The attention to the road leads to safe driving, for the driver is aware of the

The issue of using a handheld phone while driving, in my opinion, is an issue that needs to be looked and enforce. First, using a handheld reduces your reaction reflex. Second, the person, who you are texting/talking to, may not know that you are driving. Third, driving is the most causes of deaths worldwide. First, using a handheld reduces your reaction reflex. Since the driver is paying attention on the phone, he or she loses focus on driving. It is scientifically proven that the humans cannot multi-task. One example is when you are trying to finish your homework for school while you are watching tv at the same time. However, you did finish the homework, but it took about 2 hours. That homework could've been done in about 30 minutes.

Driving with a cell phone is a terrible idea! When someone drives with a cell phone it can cause them to get distracted. When they drive with it there reaction time becomes a lot slower than normal. Without cell phones there are still many other things to distract so why have another distraction? In other words driving with a cellphone in hand is not the best thing to be doing.

Driving takes a great amount of focus and concentration. When a driver gets behind the wheel of a car, they are expected to be law-abiding citizens and drive safely and undistracted. The use of a hand-held cell phone while driving is a dangerous distraction that should be made illegal. When a driver looks down at his or her phone to read a text or change the song playing they are taking their eyes off of the road. Although they are only looking away for a mere ten to fifteen seconds which may not seem like much, a lot can happen. In the time they look away from the road, a car in front of them could throw on their brakes randomly or a stoplight could flip to yellow. This is a major distraction because it takes away their focus from driving

Refutation: It is true that using other devices such as speakerphones and car kits are not as dangerous as texting while driving. According to Consumer Electronics Association, using speakerphones allows drivers to take calls without using their hands and the device has very few buttons to avoid distractions. Car kits are also preferred because they come installed into vehicles so the driver does not have to worry about taking their hands off the steering wheel to answer a call. Many arguments state that using hands-free technology is more dangerous than texting while

Key point #2: Use of cell phones while driving is one of the main sources of distraction while driving, and that is not limited to hand-held devices it applies to hands-free access through Bluetooth or similar technologies.