It is a popular misconception that 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones. committed suicide by drinking Grape Kool-Aid laced with cyanide at their. commune in Jonestown Guyana in the late 1970's. This is not true. The. followers of Jones actually drank cyanide laced Flavor-aid, a cheap. imitation of Kool-Aid.
The prevalence of cellular phones, new research, and publicized crashes has started many debates related to the role cell phones play in driver distraction. This chart details state cellular phone use and texting while driving laws. 1  Hand-held Cell Phone Use Ban: 14 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving. 2  All Cell Phone ban:
Distracted driving was a factor in 3,986 crashes in 2011, transportation officials report. Cell phone use was linked to 821 crashes. State police said in February 2012 that 1,149 drivers have been ticketed under the texting & driving law that went into effect July 1, 2010.