At any given time across America, approximately 660,000 drivers use cell phones or manipulate electronic devices while driving, a number that has remained stable since 2010. Distracted driving can playing with the radio, texting, eating, drinking, putting on makeup, or even just having a lot of people in the car at the same time. I personally despise people who continually choose to engage in dangerous behaviors that cause distracted driving. They are creating the risk of having an accident and the possibility of killing themselves or others on the road. First of all, using cell phones, having the radio turned on too loud, or just messing around with the radio are probably some of the most common distractions. while driving. Among fifteen to nineteen year old drivers involved in fatal crashes, 21% of distracted drivers were distracted by cell phone use. Sending or receiving a text takes the driver's eyes off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, equivalent to driving at fifty-five miles per hour the length of an entire football field. The time it takes to send or receive a text is enough time to swerve into the other lane and hit someone. People playing with the radio take their eyes off the road for a few seconds or, even if they don't take their eyes off the road, they still don't pay full attention to the surrounding areas. People who play with the radio are just as likely to have an accident as a person who is using their cell phone. Not only could you ruin your radio, but your radio could be too loud. If you keep the radio too loud, you may miss a fire truck or ambulance behind you that is trying to get to a destination that could get you to the scene of an accident. These acts...... half of the document ......cts/ffdl28.htm>."What is distracted driving?" Distraction.gov. NHTSA; United States Department of Transportation. Network. December 3, 2013. <"What is distracted driving?" Distraction.gov. NHTSA; United States Department of Transportation. Network. 3 December 2013. . >.Choney, Suzanne. “NBCNews Technology.” Hands-free devices continue to cause driver distractions, study says. NBC News, June 12, 2013. Web. December 4, 2013. .Peck, Anthony. "Playing with the radio while driving." Ezine articles. NP Network. 3 December 2013. .Petre, Richard. “Just drive.” Drive research and statistics. Froedtert and The Medical College of Wisconsin, 01 26 2009. Web. December 3 2013. .