Using Cell Phone While Driving

Abstract

The use of cell phone while driving is a global issue. Every country in the world is facing this issue, as it is the cause of car crashes, injuries and deaths. It has been observed that the frequency of cell phone-related crashes has increased in recent years. In United States, this has become a serious issue, as it is causing thousands of deaths every year. In the United States, various traffic agencies and government have taken strict actions to deal with this issue on the national level. The paper describes the prevalence of cell phone use in United States, its associated crashes and fatalities. It describes how the increasing use of cell phones while driving results into distraction thereby affecting the driver's performance. Moreover, the paper also explains how different types of cell phones impact the human brain differently, while exploring the legal implications associated with the issue. Finally, the paper also attempts to present some recommendations aimed at dealing with the issue effectively.

Outline

Introduction

This section introduces the problem to the reader. It provides a starting point for the research by giving a general idea about what discussed in the following sections. In this section, the scope and rationale of the study is presented with some fundamental facts regarding the research problem. The introduction also states some relevant statistics about the problem of cellular phone usage while driving and how this issue has become the theme many debates in the area of public safety.

Discussion

The section builds itself upon the previous section and further elaborates the problem and associated components. It presents more detailed statistics and facts about the research problem. The section also includes many sub-sections, each of which deals with the specific aspects of the problem. These sub-sections are:

Meta-Analyses Associated With Cell Phone Studies While Driving: provides the meta-analysis conducted by Hawaiian legislature and University of Illinois and Canadian Automobile Association on the studies concerning the issue of the usage of cellular phones while driving. The section describes how the met-analysis helps assessing the effectiveness of those studies.

Mobile Subscriptions Are Increasing In US: presents the trends of cellular phone subscription in the United States. The section provides an insight into the ever-expanding cellular phone market in the country with some interesting facts about how the usage of cell phones has increased dramatically over the period of 30 years.

Hands-free device: deals with the question of whether using hands-free device is safer than hand-held devices. The section attempts to prove, with the help of research data and statistics that hands-free devices are no safer than using hand-held devices and account for equal number of road-related accidents.

Passenger Conversation and Conversation on Cell Phone: attempts to compare the level of distraction caused by conversation with others passengers in the vehicle, and conversation on the cell phone. The section also evaluates different facts about the level of distraction caused to the driver by listening and speaking. Aided by different research studies, the section describes how phone conversation distracts ...