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All across North Carolina, cellphones have become a favorite handheld technology. Most of us who can drive have more than likely been guilty of using a cellphone while driving. But is it really a tragic issue?
Research has shown that people who talk or text while driving are four times more likely to be involved in a crash and nearly 30 percent of all crashes were caused by a cellphone. Although your eyes may be on the road at all times, if you are talking on a cellphone your mind can only keep track of one task at a time. This is what is called intentional blindness.
Last Mothers Day in Greensboro, a woman was rear-ended by a truck driver who was on a cellphone. Two of her children are now dead. Another incident in Orange County occured last December - three days before Christmas - when a woman was struck by an oncoming train. She and her five-year-old son were killed. A local police officer said that the woman had a cellphone in her hand and went under the crossing gate as the arms came down. Many more incidents have been caused by the use of a cellphone while driving, and there are still more to come. Now, it's your turn to decide. Texting while driving is already illegal, but, all in all, should the use of a cellphone while driving be illegal as well?
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