Written by Alphonso Grennell

Driving is a risky activity. Each year, more than 300 people are killed in motor vehicle crashes and several more hundreds are injured in Jamaica. In the USA, over 40,000 people are killed in motor vehicle collisions and over 3 million people are injured annually...reading, writing, eating, adjusting the radio/CD/tape, interacting with others in the car, grooming, as well as cell phones use, were major distractions. Employing in-car video cameras to observe how drivers behave, the study concluded that all drivers in the study had been distracted to some degree...Most countries have some level of prohibitions on cell phone use while driving. In Australia, cell phone use while driving is banned in all states and fines varies. In Ireland, handheld cell phone use while driving is banned, with a fine of US$380 and/or up to 3 months imprisonment on a third offence...