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This site gives a good overview of cell phone use by Canadian drivers. 66% of Canadian drivers believe that using a cell phone while driving is a very serious safety issue. In Canada, Alberta has the highest rate of cell phone use, while Nova Scotia has the lowest, according to statistics published in 2008.

The article on this site seems to suggest that cell phone use while driving does not substantially impair drivers. It advises against legislation to ban cell phones while driving. The article states that there simply isn't enough data yet to prove that cell phone use causes accidents.

We have all seen people using their cell phones while driving, whether it be talking on them or texting. Several states have passed laws to ban using cell phones while driving knowing those who do so are at a higher risk for causing or being in an accident. Even though it may seem more safe to use your blu-tooth while driving, but numerous studies have suggested that drivers who use their cell phones in any way while driving, still poses a danger to themselves and other people on the road.

AP and PEW discuss how Americans feel about using their cell phones during various events, including driving to school, work, etc. The article goes deep into the personal feelings of each person on cell phone use.

This site shows that the majority of Americans support a ban on cell phone use while driving, even when the driver is using a hands-free cell phone. According to a poll released in 2010, proponents for such a law outnumber opponents by a margin of 63-34.

Alot of people have an issue with people using cell phones while driving, so much so that is has been made a law in 9 states banning it. And I agree. But there are also others that say using something that is your own property is not anyone elses concern.

This article follows all the changes to cell phone laws in the last 4 years. It was interesting to find that only school bus drivers were restrained from using cell phones while driving until very recently.

This site discusses the fact that people who speak on cell phones, even those that are hands-free, are still as impaired while driving as those who have a blood alcohol level of .08, the legal limit for drunkenness. It shows that those who talk while driving may be just as responsible for putting lives at risk as those who drive drunk.

This website is based on studies from psychologists from the university of Utah. She belives using a cell phone while driving is just as bad as drinking and driving.

We all know that cell phone use while driving creates distractions. Are we aware of what the costs are due to the accidents created by this distraction? Once you read this information my bet is that many cell phone use behaviors will change.

The Governors Highway Safety Association outline the laws about cell phone use while driving. Laws include both texting and talking on the cell phone. Sept. 2011

More and more people die because of texting and driving. The laws need to be strictly enforced. This article talks about how many states have the laws in effect.