Using Cell Phones While Driving Cell phone is a portable and wireless device well known to the public. It is very common to have a cell phone nowadays since the cell phone was introduced in the United States in 1983. According to the wireless industry trade association, Cellular Communications & Internet Association, there are over 135 million subscribers in the United States right now where I write. It is estimated that by 2005 there will be over 200 million cell phone subscribers worldwide. Cell phone use has skyrocketed since low-cost phones and services became widely available to the general public in recent years. As the mobile phone is becoming more and more popular among us, the way people communicate has changed quite a lot. This increase in cell phone users has been accompanied by an increase in the number of people talking on the phone while driving. For example, according to David Strayer and William Johnston, recent surveys indicate that 85 percent of cell phone owners use their phones at least occasionally while driving, and 27 percent report using them on half of their trips. cell phone while someone is driving? This issue is still a subject of debate around the world. We've all seen people talking on their cell phones and driving at the same time. Can they really do this by talking on the phone and concentrating on driving? Can a telephone conversation be dangerous while driving? There are some governments that are looking into this safety issue and some governments have even set some restrictions for cell phone use while driving. According to Tenisha Mercer,Brooklyn Heights, Ohio, he was the first... in the center of the paper... with his hands outstretched, not drunk but talking on his cell phone.l You never take your eyes off the road to dial a number or answer the cell phone while driving. Don't talk on your cell phone when traveling unless you have an emergency. If possible, turn off your phone when you're in the car. References: David L. Strayer and William A. Johnston (2001). Driven to Distraction: Dual-Task Studies of Simulated Driving and Talking on a Cell Phone Psychological Science, November 2001, Vol. 12 Issue 6, p462http://www.womanmotorist.com/ftrs/tm-cell-phones-and-driving-2k1-01.shtml 2/19/2003http://www.mrtraffic.com/cellular.htm 2/ 19/2003http://www.wave-guide.org/archives/emf-l/Jul2000/Use-of-cellular-phone-when-driving--a-columnist--eats-crow--.html