We’ve had two fatal accidents in just our small community here....both teenage drivers...one girl lost her life...in the other accident a brother, sister and friend lost their life.
Both were on their cellphones.
We lost kids in my neighborhood trying to get too school before the tardy bell rang. So I guess we need laws to ban school bells so no kid will rush to school. One classmate of mine was killed on a motorcycle. Should we ban them? Cell talkers don't bother me especially adult drivers. People who drive with the foot on the brake annoy me and they cause wrecks. BTW how many officers have you dodged while driving? I'm curious because they are among the highest users of cell phones plus have a C.A.D. Computer in plain sight. I'd say GPS systems are more dangerous than cell phone talking as they require taking eyes off the road. What about ONSTAR? Do you have ONSTAR in your car?
Multitasking while driving is not that difficult. Truckers have done it for decades. The key too it is where you position things you use. Put things where you do not take your eyes off the road. Another biggie few people even thing about is equipping your vehicle with red inside lighting for night. Truckers have done this for years. You can see the inside of the vehicle and not affect your night vision in the least.
Most teenagers wreck due too several things. Driving way beyond their skills, SPEEDING, INEXPERIENCE, TAKING RECKLESS CHANCES, and distraction of friends. Their driving experiences and recognition of road dangers are not that of a seasoned driver.
I'm in my mid 50's. When I was in high school in the early 1970's win a rural area we averaged one traffic death per year per high school sometimes two. The same persons who say no cellphones would likely think nothing though of allowing their teenager behind the wheel of a vehicle with way too much power. I drove bigger cars like Fairlanes with small {289} V-8 engines or a six banger.
Kids are also getting slaughtered in today's vehicles simple because you can total them at a 20 MPH crash. This is due to federal mandated standards for mileage and emissions. Name me even one government agency addressing that one. More of my classmates would have died had they been driving the same type cars MANDATED today. Most of my classmates drove vehicles made in the early to late 60's. They were solid built.