text: However, any distraction (eating with one hand and driving with another, looking away to grab a fallen object, spilling a beverage, etc.) which causes you to not devote full attention to driving can cause accidents. Banning cellphone usage is a law that has come about because of the high level of distraction from the devices and the number of people using them. Some states ban all usage while others ban only texting. Most people think that nothing will ever happen to them until, one day, it does. It only takes a split second of distraction to create a lifetime of pain and suffering. Remember, driving is a privilege and your decisions do not only affect you but other people on the road too. Last year a mother of 4 lost all her kids in a car crash 3 died at the scene of the wreck and the other one died at the hospital the mother wasn't paying attention because she tried to answer a call from her friend and her phone felled out here hand and she was searching for it while her eye was off the road and when she finally found she couldn't stop in time and she crash into another car it's very important to keep your eyes on the road because it can cause a lot of damage or even worse.    Mesa on Mars