You are sitting at a red light, and there is not many people around you. You look in the rearview mirror and see a car approaching very quickly. You think it will stop but you don't see how it can in time. You get hit by the car in a horrific accident. Then you later find out that the person was texting while driving and think, that could so easily of been avoided if cellphone use while driving was banned. Many accidents are caussed by handheld devices, and with cell phones banned while driving, that number would drop subatantially. It is easy to pull over your vihicle and stop if you have to talk or send a message. You can use handsfree calling and if you are given a ticket for texting and driving, then your insurace rates will rise by a huge amount. …show more content…
There is an average of 29 people dying per day becuase of texting and driving in the USA alone. With cell phones banned there could be zero people killed per day becuase of texting and driving. You are 23% more likely to cause an accident when texting and driving. Texting and driving is not only about you getting hit. If you hit a pedestrian and kill them, you will be charged with careless driving which will result in a fine of $2,000 up to $50,000. You can be jailed for up to two years and have your lisence suspended for up to five years. This could be you if you hit someone but it can be prevented by banning the use of cellphones while