Cell Phone Policy Proposal

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Cell Phone Policy Proposal
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1CELL PHONE POLICY PROPOSAL
Table of Contents
Introduction................................................................................................................................2
Policy Proposal...........................................................................................................................2
Recommendations for the policy makers...............................................................................3
Future Research......................................................................................................................4
Conclusion..................................................................................................................................5
References..................................................................................................................................6

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Introduction
Distracted driving has been an issue for so long and increasing rapidly along with the
growth of mobile phones’ usage and other communication devices. Distracted driving mainly
includes the activity which diverts the attention of the drivers from their primary task of
driving. The usage of electronic devices like smart phones, tabs and others can be particularly
dangerous as those devices require cognitive, auditory, visual attention and often some sort of
manual attention. Studies, data and safety research have revealed the fact that the usage of the
electronic devices for telecommunications can distract the drivers from their primary task of
driving to a huge extent. The purpose of the report is to discuss about the crash risks which
increases dramatically, when a driver uses a cell phone while driving.
Policy Proposal
According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2013), cell phones
might be a convenient mode of communication, but there is one place which seems to be
more harm than of good. That is behind the steering wheel. Several researches have shown
that the drivers, who use cell phones while driving, get severely affected as their attention on
the road drops and the driving skills become worse. Their cognitive abilities get affected,
which is even worse than drinking and driving. The epidemiological researches on this topic
have revealed the fact that cell phone is very much associated with accidental risks. On the
contrary, Lee, Champagne & Francescutti (2013) mentioned that due to the level of cognitive
distractions caused by these devices, the drivers’ behaviors are at times, equivalent to the
behaviors of the drunk drivers.
As per Zhou & Curry (2012) opinion, mobile phones are not the only cause for
concern. There are hosts of emerging devices and technologies, which are more engaging as