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I just read an article called Teen traffic deaths down in Colorado and it talked about how the teen driving deaths in Colorado have decreased greatly. They rates used to be about 107 teens in 2002 but the rates have dropped an amazing 60 percent. A great percentage of these deaths were due to cell phone distrsactions. If teens were to get hands free divices in the car they can still talk on the cell phone but also it would be safe. Driving is enough of a challenge and adding talking on a cell phone to the equation is not good. If teens did not talk on their cells phones while driving the rate of death in Colorado could drop 80 percent or even greater. The teens just have to think, whats more important, talking on their cell phone or driving.
This relates to the world becuase many teens die per year in car crashes and most are due to cell phones. If everyone just stopped using the phones in the car the road would be much safer and there would be far less deaths per year. Also many teens start driving at young ages becuase the law permits it. This means they have to be responsible and not take driving for granted.
This relates to me becuase im from New York and driving while talking on a cell phone is illegal and there is a huge ticket for it. Also the driving age is 18 an by teens are adults and understand the responsibility and priveladge of driving. Out here in CO it is not illegal to talk on a cell phone while driving and the driving age is 16. If the rate of death is higher becuase of cell phone related accidents then I believe that a law should be made permitting no one to talk on the cell phone while driving. It works in NY so it should be able to work here.