Do you think there should be laws against using a cell phone while driving?

I also live in a state that you must use a handsfree phone device if you're going to be talking on the phone. Although I do believe that talking on the phone period will distract you from your driving hands free or not. Although when doing hands free, it gives u the opportunity to talk on the phone as well drive with both hands. There is a law also in my own city that when you are driving in a school zone where there are schools and students. That you can't even text, but you can talk on the phone you just have to have hands free. During my time driving in this city and even travelling I have become surprised with people who have gone through great lengths in texting while they are driving and I wonder how that happened and how they would text and be driving. I think its crazy. Also, I have seen other weird things people do while driving and I wonder what people are thinking. I believe also that people who do text and drive or talk on a non hands free phone while driving are the causes of most accidents. You know here in my city the news here did an excerpt on bus drivers here who have text as well as talked on the phone while doing their routes and they're not supposed to be doing that. But yet they still do it. And they were mentioning in the news because of them talking on the phone during their routes were the cause of their accidents. They had like a video tape and they went through the recordings to see what happened with the accident and yep it showed the majority of them talking on the phone and texting. Yep and they sure did get fired for that and that is understandable they should be focusing on their job, and not talking on their phone.

Where I live. It is against the law to drive and use a cell phone. This is a very dangerous situation. Alot of people have gotten in an accident driving and talking on the phone. One girl caused someone their life argueing with her boyfriend while driving and on her cell phone. I also think hand held devices are the same because your focus is not on the road. If you want to give direction have someone else in the car give directions. Let us all reach safe. Happy lotting.

I think this is not only about a law. Especially driving law or traffic law. But this is all about safety. Our life could be in risk of traffic accident, even die, if we drive and using a cell phone at a same time. And this is not a folks. There's alot of fact proved this matter. Almost everyday we can find such bad news happened worldwide. But i still don't understand why there's still alot of people won't stop using cell phone while driving. In my city, i can easily find a motorcycle driver driving and using cell phone on the main road. And i also don't understand why my area's police never admonishing such people. This is a very high risk. Don't let a simple conversation harm our own life. I think the main reason is modern people are so dependant with they cell phone. That's why they used to think if answering a phone call is very important for their business and their life. But unfortunately that is a wrong mindset. Sometimes i find a good motorcycle driver who stop their motorcycle to the road side for answering a phone call. But on car drivers, they won't stop their car when they answering a phone call because they feel so comfort inside their car and they think they won't be risk their own life since they are inside a car, perhaps they think they will protected by the car's body. But they didn't realized if they can risk other people's life if they negligent on driving because of talking on their cell phone. So, using cell phone while driving is not only will risk ourselves, but also the affect can risk other people. Better we think to make the safety driving as priority. Remember that we only have one chance for life. Good luck and have a nice day. Happy mylotting.

I think there should be laws against cell phones while driving. i think it is completely idiotic that people text while they drive. it is a dangerous distraction.

I think there should be laws against using a cell phone while driving.It not only about the driver's safety but also every passer-by.A cell phone interfere with the driver.And therefore,many tragedies which hadn't been happened took place.Every citizen should take resaponsibility to others' safety.Concerning these worries,I think we should draw up certain laws to prohibit some bad phnomena and secure that people's safety shuld be guaranteed.

There should be strict law enforced in each country for a driver using a cell phone or a handrs free while driving as it deviate his concentration from the main stream driving and will cause more severity to himself as well as to other sincere people who were diving.there shoould also be law for putting the high spakers on during driving in ones cars and driving with hands free listening to music as the driver can not able to hear the sound harns given by other driver.

Hey! I feel I am gonna answer just like mostly everyone else on this topic. Yes, I think there should be a law that don't let you use a cell phone while driving . Sometimes, you pay more attention to who you are talking to on the phone . I have been driving with a friend that wrote out a shopping list while on the phone with her boyfriend . You miss simple things when on the phone and could cause an accident or something and I know most times you can slow traffic down too. A blue tooth is ok but I dont think you should gab just to gab while driving , ya know.

I too agree that when driving one should not use cell phones. It not only gives troubles to the driver also the other drivers. Even though they are using cell phones with hands free, their concentration will be on talking to other person and not on driving. What is the need of talking while driving. In the emergencies stop the vehicle finish talking and then start. This is what i do. I think cell phone using while driving should be banned even if they are using hands free.

Many cities and states have laws against this... However, most of the time, law enforcement doesn't bother until junior's already gotten splattered all over the highway by the twit too busy texting and talking.

I don't think that such rules should be there even though in my country the same rule applies. You cant talk on the mobile while driving. Many people think that they won't be able to concentrate on driving if they are talking on the phone. Even though I'm against it, the rules are rules!!

Jen, you do not mention which state you moved from/to but probably the more congested traffic the state, the more restriction on cell phone use while driving. I look at it this way: Hands-free or not, the person on the other end of your cell phone conversation cannot see the traffic conditions, whereas a passenger in your car beside you could see and react to the conditions. This reaction, vocal or not, could prevent you the driver from a serious error. (call it back-seat driver, sometimes it helps). The other person on the cell phone is more apt to distract your attention.

Laws do make a difference when people do not respond to a good advice and that too which is to help them save their lives.Mobile phones while driving is as dangerous as anything you can do to get your lives under the throat of it.I never switch on my mobile when I drive anything even a cycle,because all one needs is slight deviation in their concentration and then boommm.. all gone you may be saved but what is the fun living with a broken arm or leg or cuts and scratches all around your body when nothing could have happened if that phone wasn't on.being safe is our responsibility and our duty as well.Only government laws can make people stop being so negligent and when it also comes to fine and punishment who doesn't a have second thought.

Over here in the United Kingdom we are banned from using the mobile phone whilst driving yet I still see many people (mainly women) breaking the law and holding their mobile phone making and receiving calls whilst driving. I do think though that you should still be able to use a hands free kit which you are allowed to do. This is basically like having a conversation with a passenger so it is not as distracting as holding the phone and talking at the same time. The only issue with hands free kits are that some are quite difficult to answer calls with especially if you are using your sat nav system. I personally would only use hands free in an emergency and would never use my mobile whilst driving unless there were special circumstances and I certainly would not use it whilst I was moving along in town or anywhere that I was actually driving at more than 0mph.

Yes...There should be laws which say those using cell pones while driving will be fined. This is for the drivers own good because when he is driving he has to pay all his attention on driving any disturbance can cause n accident. When a driver is talking on the phone his thinking time decreases as he is not totally focused on driving. SO when another truck or a car is coming up ahead, his breaking time might decrease and an accident can occur.

hi jenbth!^^ i would agree to the law against using a cellphone while driving. i think it's really dangerous. there have been a lot of accidents here because of using a cellphone while driving. others have almost gone into an accident because of it. i actually get worried when the driver of the bus i'm riding is using a cellphone while he's driving. it's just so dangerous. not only your mind gets distracted but also your hands and your eyes. and i think that when you're driving you should always concentrate on the wheel and on the road.

There are already laws in our state of Hawaii against using a cellphone while driving. You have to use hands free in our state. The law just went into effect in July and a bunch of us had to run out and get the handsfree device. Just one more law to add on to our existing ones.

I think there is a Law, here in the Philippines. I don't know if that pass by senate before? This is come up when there are many accident due to using cellphones while driving. This is also a guidelines from the National Telecommunication office regarding the use of cell phones while driving. I don't remember what is memorandum number it is but I know there is a guidelines coming from the NTC, in series of the guidelines of the accreditation of Cell phone technician, cellphone shop or store.... have a nice day!

I do think there should be a law against driving and talking on the cell phone. In my state, it will become law as of January 1, 2010. It doesn't bother me at all though s I will wait until I am home or parked before I talk on the cell phone. I do take it with me, and I have got a few calls, but they were very short so it didn't affect my driving at all. I do think it is very hard to concentrate on your driving and using the cell phone at the same time. I don't really like driving and talking anyway, so the law will not bother me at all. I am not even sure if we will be able to talk with a hands free headset. I will have to get one if we can, but if we cna't that is okay too. I won't have to invest in one that way. Have a good day, and happy mylotting.

It is illegal to use a mobile phone while driving everywhere here in Australia. As far as I am aware anyway! The fines are pretty big if you get caught!! Hands free devices are legal though! I think they can still be distracting to the driver though, but no more distracting than talking to a passenger in the car with you!

Yes,I think it is very nessary to issue a law against using a cell phone while driving,because using a cell phone while driving is very dangerous for drivers,but also for other people.