Is it really worth it? Endangering the lives of others and yourself just because of a text or a phone call? People who use their cellphones while driving are proven to be the worst multi-taskers even though they think otherwise. This issue of hand-held cellphone usage while driving started to concern people ever since cellphones became common around 9 or 10 years ago. It seems that not many people take this issue seriously because they don’t believe any devastating and fatal accidents can take place until they actually occur. More awareness needs to be raised on this issue through social media and schools so everyone knows how their lives can change in a matter of seconds and that they should take this problem seriously. Some laws are already passed which ban the usage of handheld cellphones while driving but isn’t it time the government passes laws that ban any usage of cellphone, even hands-free, while driving? We need to take action and make our voice heard because every single day great amounts of people lose their lives because of distracted driving caused by cellphones and this is not acceptable. The issue of cellphone usage while driving is a problem among all ages but it is especially worse between the young adults these days because they do not understand the consequences of their actions and do not think about the things they do before they do them. According to a CNN producer and journalist, Todd Sperry, the studies have proved that drivers between the ages 16-21 are more likely to use their cellphone to text or make a phone call than older and more experienced drivers. Leon D’Souza, a newsman at the Associated Press, wrote about how a study in the department of psychology at the University of Utah proves that when the drivers between the ages 18 and 25 use the cellphones behind the wheel, their reaction time becomes as slow as a 70 year- old-driver without a cellphone. The author of this study and the Professor of Psychology at the University of Utah, David Strayer, mentions that ‘”it’s instant aging”’(D’Souza) and it does not matter in what way you use the device because either way it will impair driving abilities, even more than drunk drivers exceeding the legal blood alcohol concentration, which is 0.8. It is no different from driving under the influence of alcohol. Although all 43 states in America banned texting while driving, according to Governors Highway Safety Association only “12 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have made it illegal to use hand-held devices while driving” (Kratsas). This proves that more than half the states in America do not take this issue seriously. Matt Richtel, a New York Times journalist and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting for his series on distracted driving, recognizes the seriousness of this issue and provides us with some examples such as how the 20-year-old Mr. Hill ran a red light without noticing because talking on his cellphone distracted him so he crashed right into a small sport utility vehicle causing a woman to lose her life. This proves that people overestimate their ability to multitask and they do not take responsibility for t