Drivers must be fully aware of their surroundings when driving. They must always know what is happening around them. One of the most common causes of car accidents is distracted driving. In 2011, 3,331 people were killed and 387,000 injured as a result of 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 distracted. 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 than using a cell phone. Another common form of distracted driving is drunk driving. Some might believe that driving drunk is more dangerous than using a cell phone while driving. According to an article in The Atlantic Monthly, this assumption is incorrect and a study showed that driving while talking on a cell phone can be more dangerous than driving drunk. The study, carried out using a driving simulation, compared the response times behind the wheel of a legally intoxicated person and a person using a cell phone (Under the Sprintfluence). This is an alarming result and should not be taken lightly. Most drivers want to be able to feel safe while driving. No one wants to be involved in or cause a car accident. Using cell phones while driving is too dangerous and needs to be stopped. Every state in the United States has one of three laws in place prohibiting the use of a cell phone while driving. A total of 32 states and Washington DC have a law that prohibits novice drivers from using their cell phones while driving (Texting and Driving Statistics). This means that someone in the middle of the paper is distracting from the road. Taking one's eyes off the road, one is often unaware if excessively high speeds are being reached in the process (cited in Lissy, Cohen, Park and Graham 41). Using a hands-free cell phone is not as bad as using a cell phone while driving because it does not require taking 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 with Hands-Free Dashboard Cellphones," scientific evidence has found that handheld, hands-free cell phone use is associated with lower driving performance (Rosenberger 38). To significantly reduce the risks of cell phone use while driving, the United States should implement a law completely banning the use of handheld and hands-free cell phones while driving..