Pros And Cons Of Texting And Driving

660,000. Thats the number of people who are using phones in cars at any moment of daylight in the United States (Key Facts And Statistics). Using a cell phone while driving is one of the most dangerous things you can do to yourself, and also it is thriving currently with teenagers. And people want to ban it. So whats the solution? Easy. Outlaw any type of cell phone use in cars, and you will save many lives, and many dollars.
One of the arguments that I have found against banning cellphone use in cars is the one that says that, cell phone use in cars is okay with people over the age of 21. This is false, and 3 facts prove it wrong. Number one is, that the NSC (national safety council) found that the use of cellphones cause 26% of the nations

Enforcing a law will hopefully scare off all texters and drivers. For drunk driving, due to the zero-tolerance law is one year in jail. (Teenage Drunk Driving Laws and Consequences). Cell phone use is considered worse than drunk driving by many people. In fact cell phone use in cars slow down teenagers reflexes to what is a 70 year olds. And even though cell phone use is worse than drunk driving, The fines for texting and driving go as low as $20 (Johnson, David) . 23 states have the fine $100 and lower, (Johnson, David) for something that injured 421,000 people in 2012,(Statistics on Texting & Cell Phone Use While Driving) $100 is shameful. Even scarier in our own state of Ohio, it is only $150, for endangering every driver around

JB left his 2 parents, as what his parents describe as a countless amount of friends. But he also left his 2 year old daughter behind. Probably the saddest part is that in 2011, 387,000 people were injured in car accidents that involved cell phone use. (Distracted Driving) Not only injuries but in 2009, deaths due to cell phone use was at 5,500. (Van Wey, 3) I believe this will only go up because of the expansion of technology, and the accessibility of technology. Even one simple text message is extremely dangerous, in fact if you drive at 40 mph and take your eyes off the road for 5 seconds you will have driven the length of a football field. (Distracted Driving) Not only do you drive that far without looking, but also if you’re texting while driving you’re 23 times more likely to crash. (Statistics on Texting and Cellphone Use While Driving) Not only is it texting but just reaching, or dialing on your phone increases your chances of crashing by 300%. This issue is so big that business insider compared texting and driving to driving with your eyes