text: To begin with, the risks of an accident are almost doubled when using a cell phone behind the wheel. According to the National Safety council, cell phone use while driving leads to 1.6 million crashes a year. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in just the last year 2,841 crashes were caused by cell phone use while driving, of those accident 1,730 drivers, 605 passengers, 400 pedestrians and 77 bicyclists were killed, just in the United States! Cell phone use and driving doesn't just affect the driver, lives around you are out in danger when using a cell phone while driving.