Do you think driving while you are on a cell phone is dangerous or necessary?

Question

This is for a Freshman english essay and i need opinions. please help!!! I'll give you 10 points for the best answer.


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Answer 1

It is a known fact that driving while holding on and chatting on a cell phone is as bad as driving drunk, but unlike drunk you can hang the phone up. In car hands free phones are fine as it lets your hands free to operate it much safer. In most places nowadays its illegal to use a hand held cell phones when driving. Every car wreck the police check for cell phone use and if there is one they will be found at fault in most cases, as it fall into the driving with undue care and attention. Cell phones use in a car is not necessary at all, we all drove for 75 years with out them, just fine.

Answer 2

I don't think that it's necessary OR safe. It wasn't too long ago that most people didn't even own cell phones, they didn't have a need to drive around and talk to people on the phone...so why is it necessary now? Mostly because a cell number is the ONLY number that a person can be reached at so the phone rings at any given time or circumstance.

I can't think of ONE reason that a person can't wait until they reach their destination before they have that conversation about what Rickie said in 3rd hour study-hall to Charmain, that Charmain told Shenikwa, who told Janine, that Chad said about you.

Even a car-jacking doesn't qualify because if the car-jacker catches you, he's gonna kill you anyways so what's the point?

And you didn't ask about texting....but the same applies...in fact I think that it's even more dangerous because EVERY ONE will take their eyes off the road in order to READ the reply.

Answer 3

I find there are times when it is neccessary for example if I my car is acting up and I need to call someone while I try to find a place to park off the highway. However just to have a chat with a friend it is not neccessary but I will admit I'm guilty of doing it on occasion. I read an article(cant remeber source) that said a 17 yr old driving and talking on a cell phone has the same reaction time as the average 70 yr old. I can't count the number of times in one day I am in near collisions with people on cell phones.

Answer 4

Driving while you are on a cell phone is quite dangerous. Too many people try to do this and have accidents. I have witnessed many people weaving in and out of lanes and failing to maintain a safe speed because they are on their cellphones. I saw a young woman who appeared to be text messaging who completely ran off the road and into a field. I can't imagine why any phone call would be so necessary that you would risk having an accident.

Answer 5

In the United States over 260 million people subscribed to such wireless communication devices as cellphones as of June 2008. Increased reliance on cellphones has led to a rise in the number of people who use the devices while driving. There are two dangers associated with driving and cellphone use, including text messaging. First, drivers must take their eyes off the road while dialing. Second, people can become so absorbed in their conversations that their ability to concentrate on the act of driving is severely impaired, jeopardizing the safety of vehicle occupants and pedestrians. I dont use my cell phone while driving and if it is an emergency then I will pull to the side of the road.....

Answer 6

I won't deny that it's dangerous, but I don't see how it's all that different than having a conversation with someone in the passenger seat, especially if you have the hands free type of phone. They can be distracting especially if you're trying to dial, but look at all the dozens of other distractions. You can't ban every kind of distraction. What about people who are just daydreaming or something?

Answer 7

Driving in one hand holding ur cell phone in the other is dangerous but there are always head phones or hand free ear phones or whatever u call them .. ur both hands will be free and u'll be chatting as if someone was sitting next to u talking to u

Answer 8

I don't think driving on a cell phone is any more dangerous than talking to the person in the passenger seat next to you, especially if you have a hands free phone.

Answer 9

I wouldn't outright say it is dangerous, sometimes it is necessary to drive and use the phone at the same time. If, and only if, the option is available to safely go onto the shoulder or give the phone to a passenger, that is what you should do. If going onto the shoulder is not an option, then I would say, yes, it is acceptable to use your cellphone while driving.

Answer 10

With cellular phone popularity reaching new heights (over 80 million phones in use in the US), more and more drivers are using their commute time to conduct business and personal affairs on their cell phones.

It's a great way to make use of the time, but there is a dark side: Dialing, discussing and doing deals all affect your ability to properly respond to typical road hazards -- let alone challenging driving situations.