Drivers should not use their phone when driving it’s against the law and can be extremely harmful to the driver and the public. First, using the phone while driving presents illegal in almost every state in the united states “Hand-held Cell Phone Use Ban: 13 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving”(phone use and). Also many states ban texting and driving and even the use of phone completely: ““Text Messaging ban: 44 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands ban text messaging for all drivers.4 states prohibit text messaging by novice or teen drivers.3 states restrict school bus drivers from texting”(phone use and). “All Cell Phone ban: No state bans all cell phone use for all drivers, but 37 states and D.C. ban all cell phone use by novice or teen drivers, and 20 states and D.C. prohibit any cell phone use for school bus drivers””(phone use and). Including Washington State. Stated in RCW 46.61.667 “… a person operating a moving motor vehicle while holding a wireless communications device to his or her ear is guilty of a traffic infraction”(using a wireless). Even …show more content…
Because the use of cell phones and driving, 1.3 million of all auto collisions happen annually due to the distraction of the phone. Texting and Driving Statistics surveyed young drivers, and 48% of them have seen parents drive and use a phone. The example the parents are showing to their young drivers is that it is okay to use the phone and drive. Wrong! A survey was done with teens driving “Texting while driving is: The number one driving distraction reported by teens”(Texting and Driving). Texting while driving is also to “… cause: 333,injuries per year”(texting and driving). In additional to all of this, “an average of 11 teens die everyday because of texting and driving” (texting and