Deadly Conversation

I read an article arguing that the law made in Washington to ban cell phone use while driving should not be a secondary offense but a primary one. The writer argues that because the law was not given the importance it needed many people are unaware of the law or do not fear the consequences. Cell phone use by drivers has been found to be as dangerous as driving drunk. According to the writer, “it’s the sustained and involved nature of phone conversations that raises the risk level. In short, the brain is elsewhere, which slows reaction times.” The writer is trying to target someone of the newspaper’s audience such as a local lawmaker or congressman who would be able to upgrade cell phone use while driving from a secondary to a primary offence. The writer of this article is successful in pointing out how perilous the distraction of cell phone use may be. I have seen personally the delayed reactions people experience while using their cellular phones when driving, and if making cell phone use while driving a primary offence will save the life of just one person then it is of great importance to me.