Sociology

Cell phones should be banned while driving. Everyone knows the reality that it is truly difficult to focus on more than one thing at once, especially if that one thing is concentrating on the road and its surroundings. Talking on a cell phone while driving is extremely unsafe and puts the drivers at a 4 times greater risk of an accident. According to a study from Harvard Center of Risk Analysis, using cell phones while driving contributes to six percent of crashes, which equals to 636,000 accidents 330,000 injuries 12,000 severe injuries 2,600 deaths every year and an amount of 43 billion dollars (Live Science 2009). Talking on a cell phone while driving can weaken the reaction time and make the responses of a driver similar to that of a drunken driver. If the conservation is stressful on the cell phone, then the reaction time will not be that much quick (Live Science 2009). Also, the person who is on the other side does not know what is happening on the road. Even hands free devices do not make the use of cell phones safe while driving because the driver does not concentrate on driving completely. The only way to keep everybody safe while driving is not using the cell phone at all.

Drivers who talk on the cell phones do not think that their act can affect other drivers, as well as people walking on the road. For drivers, talking on a cell phone may seem harmless, but they dont understand how unsafe it can be until they end an innocent persons life, which the driver can easily, avoid (Aiman 2007). The driver is responsible for the safety and lives of other drivers and people walking on the road while driving (Aiman 2007). Thus, they need to focus completely on the road while driving. Therefore, the usage of cell phones should be banned because cell phone conversations and driving are two things that will not go together.