Should Talking On a Cellular Phone While Driving Be Illegal

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Should Talking On a Cellular Phone While Driving
Be Illegal?

• Tykia Hawkins
• CIS55 Section 616

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Quick Facts
Over 224 million Americans use cell phones
Using a cell phone when driving is the most
common cause of accidents
Between 800 and 8000 fatalities on U.S. highways
have been related to cell phone use
Many countries have banned cell phone use while
driving

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Why do people use cell phones while driving?
Talk
Text Message
E-mail
Instant messages
Access/View Web Pages
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Disadvantages

• You can easily get distracted by your phone
  conversation, causing you to
  
• Go over the speed limit
• Not pay attention to other cars
• Run a red light
• Go through a stop sign

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Advantages

• You can call for help
• If you Get into an accident
• If you catch a flat tire
• If you are having engine problems
• If you get lost somewhere unfamiliar at night and
  you are scared to get out your car
  
• If you are going to be late for work or a meeting

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States That Fully Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving

• New York (Nov. 2001)
• New Jersey (July 2004)
• Connecticut (Oct. 2005)
• District of Columbia (July 2004)

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States that Partially Ban Cell Phone Use While
Driving

• Arkansas
• Arizona
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Maine
• Massachusetts

• Minnesota
• New Hampshire
• New Mexico
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• Tennessee
• Virginia

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Safety Tips

• Make sure your cell phone is easy to reach
• Pull over to the side of the road to make calls
• If someone else is in the car, ask them to make a
  call for you
  
• Do not hold long conversations make it quick as
  possible
  
• Use you phone only if necessary

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My View

• I do think talking on a cell phone while driving
  should be illegal, because it can be a big
  distraction to the driver and may cause them to
  loose focus of the road, which can lead to
  accidents.