Drivers must be fully aware of their surroundings while driving. They must always know what is happening around them. One of the most common causes of road accidents is distracted driving. In 2011, 3,331 people were killed and 387,000 injured due to crashes involving a distracted driver (Statistics on texting and cell phone use while driving). That means at least 3,331 people have lost a loved one in a crash involving someone who chose to drive distractedly. In 2011, statistics showed that approximately 1.6 million car accidents involved drivers using cell phones while driving (National Safety Council). Of course, there are other forms of distracted driving besides cell phone use. Another common form of distracted driving is drunk driving. Some may believe that driving while intoxicated is more dangerous than using a cell phone while driving. According to an article published in The Atlantic Monthly, this assumption is incorrect and a study has shown that driving while talking on a cell phone can be more dangerous than driving while intoxicated. The study, carried out through a driving simulation, compared the driving response times of a legally intoxicated person and a person using a mobile phone (Under the Sprintfluence). This is an alarming finding and should not be taken lightly. Most drivers want to feel safe while driving. Nobody wants to be involved in a car accident or cause one. Cell phone use while driving is too dangerous and must be stopped. Each state in the United States has one of three laws in place against cell phone use while driving. A total of 32 states and Washington DC follow a law that prohibits novice drivers from using cell phones while driving (Texting and Driving Statistics). This means that someone... in the center of the card... took his attention away from the road. By taking his eyes off the road, he often does not realize if excessively high speeds are reached in the process (qtd. in Lissy, Cohen, Park, and Graham 41). Hands-free cell phone use isn't as harmful as hand-held cell phone use while driving because it doesn't require you to take your hands off the steering wheel to use a hands-free device. This may be true, but according to Robert Rosenberger's article "The Problem of Hands-Free Cell Phones on the Dashboard," scientific evidence has revealed that both handheld and hands-free cell phone use is associated with decreased performance driving (Rosenberger 38). In order to significantly reduce the risks of cell phone use while driving, the United States must implement a law that completely bans both handheld and hands-free cell phone use while driving..