Reason for no cell phone usage while driving.

We are living in a world where technology is being called a distraction in cars but it can save many lives today. On October 1, 2013 a law was promoted to a primary offense instead of a secondary one, on the banning of usage of all device capable of texting and the usage of a cell phone while driving for all driver's.
                                                 
This law has become widely known for all driver's that if police see anyone driving using any hand held cell phone while the vehicle is in motion, they will be fined depending on if it is a first offense. The first offense cost 75 dollars and later offenses will be fined depending on the number of offenses beforehand.. It is important that people take this law seriously because of the consequences this action could bring. We want our roads to be safe for everyone. instead of having accidents leading to death caused someone reading or sending a text while driving. Cell phones cause people to become distracted by taking there main focus off the road ahead of them. KSL news broadcast an accident in Utah involving a driver hitting three girls because he was distracted by texting, this just shows that these accident are happening more often than they should and the end results could be life changing for the victims and driver . As the news caster makes a valid point in " 3 Children Hit by Texting Driver," "We do story after story on situations like this but it seems like it doesn't effect anyone until something like this happens to them," which is unfortunate to think we can avoid disasters before they happen if only we take the initiative too. I suggest we start thinking of going towards cars built with safety features such as front and rear view camera's, sensors that send a warning signal to tell when your going to hit a car, automatic brake systems, and Youth keys for novice driver's. These technologies are out there but no one thinks to buy them because of the expense, but we should all considered that you can not put a price on you and other people's life. We are living in a new age where cars are bumper to bumper on the highway going 55-70mph, giving people less time to apply brakes to prevent an accident from a happening. To be safe on the road we have to make sacrifices that will help us in the future.

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Reference:
     "3 Children Hit by Texting Driver." Host Alex Cabrero. KSL. 19 Sept. 2013. Web. 14 Oct. 2013. <http://www.ksl.com/?nid=148&sid=25179167>.