text: Having a cell phone out when driving can be very dangerous. While driving you should be focused on the road only and if someone if is calling or texting you when you're driving and you decide to your phone you are then putting yourself and anyone else in the car with you in danger. If you use your phone while driving you are not only affecting who is in the car with you but you are affecting other cars around you. For example, if your using your phone while driving and don't see what's in front of you then you can hit a car in front of you or a tree or even run into a building.