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It will have to be texting, since you have to bring away your attention from the road; to the phone to text message. Still, talking and texting on your phone is dangerous and could result in fatal damage towards your life and your car.
Talking on your cell phone while driving is not dangerous.
Only bans those under 18 from talking or texting on a cell phone.
Using a mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving is illegal in many places. Texting while driving is especially dangerous.
pretty much anything can distract you from driving.. texting, talking on the phone, looking at scenery, having passengers in your car, and much more.
Well, sometimes it is dangerous say for example, you are on a highway and you have a child in the car. But if you are on a country road and no one is there then it's OK. Sometimes there is a state law where you can or cannot be on the phone in a car.
It can be bad for several people's health if you crash into them because you are distracted by using a cell phone. In the UK it is totally forbidden to use a mobile phone 9cell phone in any way, talking or texting, while you are driving, with heavy fines if you do.
Osha is trying to ban texting and driving by teaming up with the Department of Transportation to pass a law saying it is illegal to use a cell phone while driving
texting on the phone while driving
you should not use your phone while driving a car and crossing a street or when a parent is talking to you
Some jurisdictions don't allow to be talking or texting while driving because it could cause accidents. You will have to check your local laws.
All these stats are correct. I got a cell phone violation about two months ago... put a point on my record and raised my car insurance. For me, BlueTooths are even more distracting than just holding a cell phone. People should be allowed to make phone calls, but TEXTING is the activity that gets people in trouble, especially among teens. Any cell phone use while driving is very dangerous. The studies show reactions times get very slow when talking on a cell phone. The brain is not meant to focus on two such divergent activities. Having a passenger talk on their cell phone while you drive is even more dangerous. The texting while driving laws are very new and statistics are not complete,