Distracted driving is a serious problem that, over the years, has become more and more of a concern for people. There are many distractions while driving, such as cell phones, technology, the global positioning satellite, children, and talking on the phone. Despite what officials say, there is a sharp increase in car accidents due to drivers distracted by cell phones, texting, hands-free cell phones and other distractions on the road. Distracted driving has been a concern for people who use cars since radios have been installed in cars. around the 1930s. Over the years, many people have debated the issue of car distractions. Over the years, many officials and people have enacted laws and rules to limit distractions while driving. For example, on May 11, 2007, Washington became the first state to ban texting while driving. Since then there have been many advances in technology and so distraction losses in the car have continued to increase (Hosansky). In an article about hands-free cell phones by Robert Rosenberger he talks about how hands-free cell phones are supposedly safer for people diving in cars. Hands-free cell phones are overlooked as a distraction; therefore, no law has been enacted in the United States to prevent hands-free conversation. Although many people believe that hands-free cell phones are safer to use in the car than a regular cell phone, this is not the case. Many studies have been conducted to find out if there is a difference in driver attention between talking on the phone hands-free or hands-free. The results of these studies have shown that both hand-held and hands-free phones harm drivers to the same extent. The reasoning behind this is because it is not the act of using... middle of paper......all six fatal car accidents are due to distracted driving. Cell phone and texting use while driving is a serious problem that also poses a public threat. In the United States, only thirty out of fifty states have placed restrictions and bans on texting while driving. From 1999 to 2008, there were a total of 51,857 fatal car accidents due to distracted driving according to the Fatality Analysis Reporting System. From 1999 to 2008 there was an increase in deaths due to distracted driving. The increase in fatalities was between 10.9% and 15.5%. Although most of the deaths due to distracted driving in these years occurred between 2005 and 2008, where there was an increase of 28.4 deaths due to distracted driving. An interesting fact regarding the people who are most likely to be involved in a fatal distracted driving crash are young, white, non-Hispanic males.