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NTSB Recommended Cell Phone Ban

                When there was a deadly crash in Missouri last year, The National Transportation Safety Board decided they wanted to recommend the ban of talking on your cell phone while driving. Distractions from cell phones and other electronics cause a lot of the major car crashes in the world and hurt many people. Deborah Hersman, NTSB chairman, states, “No call, no text, no update is worth a human life.”  Although the NTSB can’t make decisions, they can make recommendations to states in order to pass laws of safety. Some states have laws that talking or texting on your phone while driving is illegal, yet they do not enforce many of these laws. Hand-held devices may be banned, but it is said that devices already installed in the car may be allowed.

                The use of these electronics while driving has resulted in many accidents, resulting in injuries, even in fatality. The recommendation of the ban of using hand-held electronics while driving will hopefully have an impact on many states in the U.S. Lives will continue to be at risk while driving if people continue to be allowed to drive and talk on their phone. I stand for no talking on the phone or using electronics while driving. When people drive and use electronics it only causes a distraction. If the use of a cell phone is needed in an emergency, then exceptions can be made. However, during normal driving situations, as a driver, you should not be risking lives of other people, or even yourself.