Phones in cars?

The author of The Earhorn, put a lot into perspective when blogging about the issues regarding a law being created that limits cell phone usage while driving. Although, I limit the use of my cell phone while driving as much as I can, s a teenager, I can say that I have been guilty of texting while driving. I cringe everytime I hear of an accident that is caused by a person texting while in the car. Since the death toll has rapidly been increasing due to phone usage, I think it is time that the federal government intervenes. It is time to make a law regarding this issue, because like the blogger said, I do not think I have ever been on the road where I have no seen a person on their phone, usually texting away.
It is so easy to get distracted while texting, you will always need to take at least one hand off the wheel, while looking down and concentrating on the screen. Do people not understand how dangerous this is? If the person in front of you slams on their breaks, you will never know. That is a scary thought for me. It is such an easy choice to not pick up your phone if you hear an alarm go off, indicating a text or call. Too many people make the wrong decision, and respond to their messages they recieve, even if they are on a toll road, and going eighty miles per hour. I think this is the reason why it is time for a law to be put in place. The blogger talks about how texting is more dangerous then being intoxicated, and that is a crazy thought. There are so many restrictions on drunk driving, and not enough on cell phone usage.
I see the problem that the blogger talks about, regarding how the law would be put into place. It is difficult to see sometimes when people are on their phones while driving, but there are so many ways to get around that, including being able to see the times that text messages were sent. I think that with as many accidents that have occured with cell phones, that it is time to make a system work to keep everyone off their phones while in a car. They have helped the phone call in a car issue by making bluetooth headsets, and having phones be set up to cars, but I feel that it might be a little more difficult making a system like that with texting. Instead, they just need to make a law that includes a large fine, and a no texting policy. I think it could greatly decrease the number of transportation accidents.