If people were to think of how many times they use their phone while driving, what would your number be? One, ten, twenty? With today’s generation and even the one before it, technology has been apart of day to day life. Using phones while driving is just another part of a daily routine while trying to get to school, work, a friends house, or a new place. Most use the phones to listen or change the music, or to use the GPS in order to find where they are going to get to that new destination.

“I don’t really use my phone that often, I only really use it for phone calls or navigational purposes,” senior Alyssa Schmidt said. “I try to make a good habit of turning my phone down while driving so I’m not so tempted to look at it when I get a message.”

According to KSAT news, the San Antonio council has unanimously voted to ban to use of cell phones while driving. As of now, it is illegal to use any handheld device within the city limits of San Antonio. The council does want to be more specific as to when and where you can use the phone while in a car. If the person is on private property or legally parked, operating an emergency vehicle while on the job, or preventing an accident to a person or property. Hands-free devices are allowed while driving and the driver is allowed to use the phone as a GPS navigator as long as it is connected to the car, for instance through Bluetooth.

“I think it would be very hard to enforce because we’ve gotten too used to driving with phones for GPS,” Mrs. Rosanne Lopez said. “I wouldn’t like it.”

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) driving while texting is six times more dangerous than driving while intoxicated. With all of the facts and statistics, most can agree that driving while texting is dangerous to those around and to yourself as well, so an easy way to prevent any car accidents, adjust your phone before you shift into drive. If you turn your music on, fix your GPS, and text or call your friends and let them know that you are about to drive, you can prevent car accident by 100%. So be smart about driving, and stay off your phones.

“I think that the San Antonio council has a valid point, if their vote got passed on then it would prevent many car accidents,” junior Alayna Bowman said. “Most teenagers don’t realize how dangerous it is to be on the phone while driving but we do it anyway, so if the vote gets passed and has a fine of $200 then I think it would prevent us from using our phones.”