Phoning While Driving Continues to Increase Despite Evidence of Risk

Post to Week 7 summary of an scholary article:

The article I read of my interest is about cell phone risk during driving. How it has an impact on the rise of accident numbers. This article states that drivers are talking a lot on cell phones now a day. Even though this research was taken place in 2005 it still showed that the number of cell phone users talked while driving has increased from 2000 to 2005. This also means that from 2005 to 2008 it has increased too. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration did an experiment with people driving while they talk. They noticed that people who do talk on phones while driving usually sways off the lane into the other and that their reaction time is slower than those who are not on the phone. Also, studied showed that when the phone rings the drivers hands are off the steering wheel to either pick up the call or dial a number which also causes them to take their eyes off the roads. Car accidents are very high because of the drivers on the phone than those who are not. An Australian study found that there were 4- fold increase risk of injury crash and also Canadians found increase of property damage from drivers on the phone. After results, many states have laws that make illegal for drivers on cell phones. They can be pulled to the side and get a ticket for being on the phone. Increases the number of bans on cell phone use while driving is the best way to be safe and the number of accident would decrease.