Phones While Driving

A cell phone is a device that people can hold it and use within their daily bases and the mobile phone was introduced to the united states in the 19th century which the rate that people using a mobile phone was growing exponentially in a way that was popular all around the globe. cell phones are used in direct contact with the person that lead to a higher flexibility of calling a person within seconds. Also, the cell phone is used in safety procedures such as calling an ambulance when there is an accident and it will help to save alive but if I used the mobile phone while driving can I use it or not and people are debating about this situation. Using cell phone while driving will affect the ability of the driver to talk and drive at the same …show more content…
The mobile phone is distracting the way people think and stimulate the brain which cannot multitask process at the same time which can lead the driver to focus on his mobile rather than the people walking the road. Researchers found on www.nsc.org states that “Contrary to popular belief, the human brain cannot multitask. Driving and talking on a cell phone are two thinking tasks that involve many areas of the brain. Instead of processing both simultaneously, the brain rapidly switches between two cognitive activities.” (University of Utah). There is common misconception that people are saying which is driver can do several task at the same time but the fact is both driving and cellphone are thinking process. The seconded reason is Driver has less reaction to respond than a drunk person. The rate at which they respond is much slower than the person that is influence by an alcohol. The author shows that “A controlled driving simulator study conducted by the University of Utah found that drivers using cell phones had slower reaction times than drivers with a .08 blood alcohol content, the legal intoxication limit”. (University of Utah). The study proves that if you compared between driving while you are talking will decrease the amount of reaction than people who are drunk which lead to not focusing on the road. Third reason is most of the countries and states ban …show more content…
Then, l will say that the ambulance driver has the right to use the phone as people do while driving. It is wrong that both drivers and ambulance drivers have no right to talk while driving because it is banned by the law of most states in the united states. This is story of a mother and her son was brought to the hospital by an ambulance when the mother shocked that the driver is texting while he is driving and the driver will get a discipline of what he does?. The Researcher which is conducted in United states found that “Commissioner Sawyer says department policy is no cell phone usage is allowed while driving. That includes surfing the internet, texting or talking.” (Action News). So the ambulance driver should not touch his mobile while driving. Second, not always technology is good for using the mobile phone. The texting is new technology that is not good for using it while you are driving and most of the apps such as games, music and videos are not beneficial to use when you drive. There is a “strong evidence that retrieving and, in particular, sending text messaged has critically detrimental effect on a number of safety critical driving measures”. (US Legal). Texting is bad in a way that it distracts the person mind and does not focus on the road when he text and this can affect the safety of the people and driver. These are some evidence of the critics that says you can use the