text: People do not think of it as much, but they are putting many lives at risk. Reasons why people should not have their phones on person while driving a vehicle is because it is a real life safety hazard on the road for you and others. Drivers can get easily distracted by what is on their phone, and are far more likely to get in an accident with another driver or swerve off the road. Which leads to confrontation with the driver that was hit and when incidents like these happen, people do not survive. Studies show that distracted drivers on their phones caused twenty-six percent of car accidents in 2014 and text messaging five percent. Any time the driver is distracted with a cell phone in hand, they are driving dangerously and are risking other lives on the road as well as their own. So holding a phone to talk or scrolling through social media means that one hand is off the wheel, which greatly reduces the driver's control of the vehicle. Studies also show that using a phone while driving means that the driver's eyes and focus are now on the completing task with the phone instead of the road. If someone needs to brake, avoid, or use their horn to alert another driver about something, they may not have enough time because they were not paying attention. Intoxication is one reason but distracted driving will always be number one according to researchers. More and more people need to be more considerate from pedestrians to other drivers at risk.