CELPHONE RESTRICTIONS

In The GAZETTE article by Andy Riga "CELPHONE RESTRICTIONS", published on Saturday, 29th, March 2005

Quebec announced a forbidden on hand-held cellphone for drivers, the cell phone ban impose fines of as much as $100, plus three demerit points. So people started to think about hands-free technology.However, the studies show hand-free phones are just as dangerouse as hand-held ones.The more u talk on your cell phone while driving, the higher risk of having an accident. Cell phones are much more worse than other distraction, such as changing radio station, inserting a CD, smoking or eating. Such actions are not likely being on the phone where you are interacting with someone, thinking about the conversation, about how to respond to what the other person is saying.

However, some drivers think using hands-free is not forbidden and it is safer. This idea may spread very fast and we have more people talking on the phone while driviing, more people will be more risk. According to Gagnon, CAA-Quebec's director of government relations said " If the Government wanted to impose a ban, it should have prohiteted hands-free phones as well.

Fobbiden drivers from using cellphone while driving can reduce drivers' response times by causing them to miss visual and audio clues that could help avoid crashes, state by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administation.