Using your cell phone while driving While driving you hear a recognizable voice, it's the ringtone of your phone and someone is calling you. You try to reach for your phone, but it doesn't seem to be where you kept it. You keep looking for him while trying to keep an eye on the road but can't find him. The phone keeps ringing but by the time you find it it's already a missed call. You decide to answer the call. At the same time you start dialing the number trying to concentrate on the road. Does it tell you something? Cell phones are very important for communication, but using them while driving is extremely risky and can lead to serious consequences not only for the driver, but also for many other people. It should be completely banned and laws should be put in place to restrict the use of phones by drivers while driving as it leads to negative effects on the driver and other road users. In the United States, it is estimated that 70 to 90 percent of drivers use cell phones while driving. Nowadays, mobile phones are the most popular communication devices in the world. They are possessed by almost everyone, from teenagers to adults. There are many reasons why using cell phones while diving is very dangerous. The first is that cell phones are a distraction for the brain. The brain is programmed to focus on one thing at a time, and when it is forced to focus on two things at once, it becomes distracted. A driver may be physically or cognitively distracted. From a physical perspective, where he has to pick up or dial the phone and at the same time drive the vehicle, and from a cognitive perspective, where the driver has to divert some of his attention from driving to the phone. This is very dangerous because when the driver is distracted, it can cause an accident since they are conc...... middle of paper ......and the many lives that are lost on our roads. Motorists should think twice before answering a phone call, texting or making a call, before they put their lives and the lives of other road users in danger. Furthermore, in addition to placing restrictions on the use of cell phones while driving, hand-held phones can be replaced by hands-free phones if you need to answer a call while driving. Works CitedStrayer DL and William JA (2001). “Driven by distraction: Dual-task studies of simulated driving and talking on a cell phone.”. Psychological Science 6 (12), 462–466 Hancock, P. A., Lesch, M., & Simmons, L. (2003). The distracting effects of using your phone during a crucial driving maneuver. In: Accident Analysis and Prevention, 35(4), 501-514.Violanti, J.M. (1998). Cell phones and fatal road accidents. In: Accident analysis and prevention, 30(4), 519-52