Cellphone and Driving

Yesterday, I happen to come across an accident on the street although it is not something which means life and dead, I hurriedly cross the street to see what happened. It was a man on his late 40s, smiling like crazy after he loss track of his driving, telling people its ‘alright’ because he’s good as new. Perplexed by the scene, I sneak over the conversation of the police and this not-so-insane man, I heard the man was talking on the phone with his wife when he started to be so caught up in the conversation and BOOM he met an accident. Cellphone while driving? I could almost roll my eyes in front of this careless living creature standing in front of me.

Although I consider myself as a pro when it comes to driving, I think being new to it should not be use as an excuse for doing such an unforgiving act while traveling on the road. For once, come to think about other people around you. What if a child crossed on the street and you’re too busy talking on the phone? What if you hit such an innocent child? And you started to blame their parents of being irresponsible for allowing the child to go out on the street alone. Although the parents have their own fault, still you cannot blame the entire things to them.

Cellphone and driving just don’t mix.

Here are some rules to guide you:

· 5 states (California, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York and Washington), the District of Columbia and the Virgin Islands have enacted jurisdiction-wide cell phone laws prohibiting driving while talking on handheld cell phones.

· With the exception of Washington State, these laws are all primary enforcement—an officer may ticket a driver for using a handheld cell phone while driving without any other traffic offense taking place.

· 17 states and the District of Columbia have special cell phone driving laws for novice drivers.

· School bus drivers in 15 states and the District of Columbia are prohibited from all cell phone use when passengers are present, except for in emergencies.

· Washington, Minnesota and New Jersey are the only states to ban text messaging for all drivers, but other states are expected to follow suit.

· New Jersey has primary enforcement—an officer may ticket a driver for texting while driving without any other traffic offense taking place. Washington's law is secondarily enforced.

article source: http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html