| Due to the amount of people that rely on mobile | | | | over to the side to make a call or to answer |
| phones for their livelihood, there are far too many | | | | your cell phone. |
| people who now use their mobile phones whilst | | | | 2. If you have a passenger in the car with you, |
| they are driving, there are dangers associated | | | | why not let them take your call and pass the |
| with doing this. It is inevitable that when you are | | | | message to you. |
| dialing a number it is impossible for you to be | | | | 3. There are many hands free kits that you can |
| looking where you are going in the car. | | | | purchase to allow you to still use your cell phone |
| Also when you are deep in conversation with | | | | and drive. |
| somebody on the other end of the line, your | | | | Remember though that even a hands free kit can |
| concentration levels are not what they should be, | | | | still affect your concentration levels when driving, |
| this could be a danger to other road users as well | | | | You must still be able to concentrate fully on your |
| as pedestrians. | | | | ability to drive, if you must answer an important |
| There have been many reports on this matter, a | | | | call then it is always safer to pull over to the side |
| lot of people want to ban cell phones in cars | | | | of the road and stop your vehicle. |
| completely, others want to see tougher | | | | A number of States have already made it illegal |
| sentences handed out to all the people that are | | | | to use your cell phone while driving, and many |
| caught using cell phones whilst driving, it is | | | | other States are considering the implications of |
| important that we keep all the safety aspects in | | | | this. You must always be aware of each State |
| mind. How can we use cell phones while driving? | | | | law for usage of cell phones in the car whilst |
| 1. If you are driving on a quiet road, why not pull | | | | driving through those States. |