I am an awesome driver. The dent in my front bumper? Some jerk hit me in a parking lot and didn’t leave a note. The speeding ![\"driving_while_on_cell\"](\"http:\/\/blog.usa.gov\/roller\/govgab\/resource\/images\/driving_on_cell.jpg\")
ticket? You try being on a highway when "Groove is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite comes on the radio and see if you don’t end up going a bit faster than you expected. The gash down my passenger side door? That concrete beam in the parking garage came out of nowhere!<\/p>\n
Okay, so I have my hands full behind the wheel without factoring in an additional distractions. When I was learning to drive, I wasn’t allowed to have the radio on, and I didn’t even own a cell phone until four years later.<\/p>\n
Now, it’s a whole new ballgame. Drivers are more distracted<\/a> than ever- even sending text messages while navigating the road<\/a>.<\/p>\n Such a bad idea. The number of accidents and even deaths caused by distracted driving is on the rise<\/a>. The government is starting to take action on this- even making it against the law to text while operating a government vehicle<\/a>. Do you know what your state’s laws<\/a> are regarding using your cell phone while driving?<\/p>\n