text: Drivers should be banned from using cell phones while driving because it is comparable to drunk driving. Now that is said because both distracted and drunk drivers share the same trait. They both do not show enough mental focus to manage a vehicle. Both driving types have become an epidemic in today's era and some are even going as far as saying that distracted driving is even more dangerous. Drivers who text while operating the vehicle are 8 times more likely to crash than drunken drivers according to a Fox News 13 study.