| Cell phones are handy little devices that people | | | | that the same result could occur. It's doesn't |
| everywhere have come to rely on. They are | | | | matter if the conversation is negative or positive, |
| easy to use, small, making it easy to stash them | | | | it could still cause an accident. A person could be |
| anywhere, as well as convenient. What most | | | | arguing with someone, causing them to be upset |
| people don't realize, though, is the potential danger | | | | and suffer from impaired judgment. They may |
| associated with using a cell phone. This can happen | | | | miscalculate the time that they have to make a |
| in many ways. | | | | certain turn, or make a similar mistake that they |
| The first way that a cell phone can be dangerous | | | | wouldn't have made had they not been involved in |
| is at a gas station. Although most people have | | | | a cell phone conversation. Even if the driver is |
| never paid much attention, most gas stations | | | | having a pleasant conversation, it is still possible |
| post warning signs near the pumps, warning | | | | for them to become so engrossed in the good |
| customers of cell phone usage while pumping gas. | | | | news or whatever it may be, that they may a |
| The gas station owners are afraid of an electrical | | | | serious mistake that causes a car accident. Car |
| spark from the mobile phone somehow causing | | | | accidents are usually very serious, too. People can |
| an explosion. Even though the ability of cell phones | | | | get seriously injured or even killed. And if the |
| causing gas station fires is unsubstantiated, some | | | | police find out that the person causing the |
| areas are strict about enforcing the rule of not | | | | accident was using a cell phone as they drove, |
| using a cell phone while pumping gas. Some states | | | | that person could be charged with vehicular |
| will even issue a fine to anyone caught using a | | | | manslaughter. |
| wireless phone at a gas pump. | | | | Who wants to risk going to jail, just to use a cell |
| One very serious danger of using a cell phone is | | | | phone while they drive? No one does. This is why |
| while driving. There are several ways that driving | | | | people need to practice more responsible habits |
| while having a cell phone conversation can be | | | | while using mobile phones. Sure, wireless phones |
| dangerous. First, a person may not properly pay | | | | are convenient and important, but using them in |
| attention to the road as they are dialing a phone | | | | the wrong situation can have some tragic |
| number. This could result in a car accident. Also, a | | | | consequences. |
| person could be so engrossed in a conversation | | | | |