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  • Essay / It Can Wait: Driving While Using a Cell Phone - 557

    Have you ever answered a phone call, sent a text message, or browsed the internet on your mobile device while driving? If so, did you know that you could have seriously injured or even killed pedestrians, other motorists, your passengers or even yourself? Cell phone use while driving started as a major problem and has become an epidemic. Using a cell phone while driving is very stupid, selfish and very dangerous. When you text and drive, you not only endanger your own safety, but also the safety of everyone nearby. This is a problem that can impact every person who leaves their home and walks on the roads and sidewalks. Cell phone use while driving should be banned for a multitude of reasons. First, using a cell phone while driving is equal to, if not more dangerous than, driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. You would not allow your child, or a loved one, to drive with a drunk driver. Therefore, you also shouldn't allow them to ride with someone who texts and drives. Studies show that dri...