Most people do not respect the rules and regulations of the road. Most people don't even know they are breaking the law because they do it so often. Talking on cell phones and driving has become a very popular thing nowadays. Technology is coming out with the latest phones that can do everything for you and people are attracted to it. There are people who don't have free hands and drive the car with one hand, people who write messages to each other and completely take their eyes off the road and write conversations. Bluetooth is another technological innovation where you wear a headset and can receive phone calls with the touch of a button on the headset. This alone takes our attention away from the road and our cell phone. This is ridiculous and everyone has these gadgets and drives their car day in and day out. Be it speaking using your hands, speaking via SMS or speaking hands-free; they are all dangerous. It is likely that everyone has talked on their cell phone while driving a car. I think this is a very serious problem that we are facing and there is not a lot of enforcement. I have five different sources who all say that driving and talking on the phone is dangerous, even fatal. The Governor Highway Safety Association (GHSA) introduces us to cell phone driving laws and has created a chart showing the states that have cracked down on cell phone use laws. They say several states restrict cell phone use while driving. This shows us that this is a problem and that states are enacting laws to make sure drivers follow the rules and pay attention on the road. 29 states collected data on crashes resulting from cell phone use and driving. 9 states have preemption laws. 5 states have their hand... halfway down the sheet of paper... an elf or another person due to an unimportant conversation that could wait depending on the trip. Pull over and talk. Remember, you have voicemail for a reason. Works Cited “Cell Phone Driving Laws” by the Governor Highway Safety Association, 30, March 2008. http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.htmlInsurance Information Institute, “Cell Phone and Driving,” April 2008. http://www.iii.org/media/hottopics/insurance/cellphones/Live Science, “Drivers on Cell Phones Kill Thousands, Snarl Traffic” 01, February 2005, http://www.livescience.com/technology/050201_cell_danger.htmlCnet, “Cell phones are as dangerous as drunk driving,” 01, July 2006. http://www.news.com /8301-10784_3-6090342-7.htmlABC News, Why Cell Phones and Driving Don't Mix, 29, June 2005. http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/DyeHard/story?id=889064&page=1