A 70-year-old man got out of his car to inspect possible damage after a minor bumper strike, only to be struck and killed by a distracted driver who was was recorded on Facebook at the time of the accident. Details from the 2010 Chicago crash suggest that the woman in question was updating her Facebook page via cell phone at the same time as calling for emergency roadside assistance. Imagine the agony of knowing that your parents were involved in a fatal car accident or having to bury your children killed by a driver using a portable device. Would it make you think twice before using your cell phone while operating a motor vehicle? When someone decides to use a cell phone while driving, they not only create a huge risk for themselves, but why would anyone be against laws that were only made to increase driver safety? ? Laws banning the use of cell phones while driving have received more and more attention over the past couple of years, and while used to ensure safety, these laws can also present drawbacks. One major drawback is that these laws can be difficult to enforce, which may explain why only 14 out of 50 states have banned cell phones entirely. The second drawback is that cell phones can actually improve driver safety. The last and perhaps most serious disadvantage of cell phone bans in all states is how effective it is. The purpose of states banning cell phone use while driving is to increase road safety and save more lives. New York and California have made progress in reducing the number of crashes caused by drivers using cell phones, however, crashes in other states such as Colorado and Texas have not made the same progress in reducing traffic collisions. The problem here is that the effectiveness of the ban is now called into question. “Because enacting new laws and attempting to enforce them takes time and resources, an ineffective ban may ultimately be a waste of money” (Emerson,