Cell phone use while operating a motor vehicle should be banned throughout the United States. Texting, searching on the Internet, talking on the phone is a very big distraction and could cause injury or worse to someone; killed and the current generation of teenagers thinks that talking on a cell phone while driving is second nature. It is well known that cell phone use while driving can be deadly. A fraction of a second is enough for a person to take their eyes off the road to cause an accident. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], so-called distracted driving crashes killed 5,474 people and injured 448,000 people across the country last year. (Mayerowitz, Scott and Lisa Stark. par. 4) Yet people continue to talk, text and surf the Internet while operating a motor vehicle. You can drive down the road at any time of the day and see someone driving and talking on their cell phones. You will also notice that the person using their cell phone while driving will not pay attention, will drive slowly in the fast lane, and will not look while turning. One time someone drove into my lane, as if I wasn't there, and almost knocked me off the road. When I looked in the car to see their face I saw a cell phone up to their ear. People tend to forget that they shouldn't be driving and talking on their cell phones. They think what happens on the other end of the phone is more important than focusing on the road. The current generation of teenagers is known for using cell phones while driving. They've had cell phones since they've been driving and it's second nature for them to answer when it rings. Teens don't have much driving experience, yet parents buy cell phones for them... middle of paper...”Distracted driving. Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. In question. Rpt.From “Teenagers, traffic cops talk about distracted driving”. Minnesota Public Radio.2010. Opposing points of view in context. Network. April 7, 2014.Halsey, Ashley. “Laws against texting while driving are ineffective.” Distracted driving. Ed. Stefan Kiesbye. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2012. In question. Rpt. from "Laws Don't Deter Drivers From Texting, Report Finds." Washington Post September 29, 2010. Opposing Views in Context. Network. April 6, 2014.Jackson, Nancy Mann. “Cellphones and texting put teen drivers in danger.” Guide for teenagers. Ed. Michele Siuda Jacques. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2013. In question. Rpt. from "Don't send txt and drv: why you should disconnect while driving." Current Health Teens (March 2011). Opposing points of view in context. Network. April 6. 2014.