There are many excuses for distracted driving these days. Lives are put at risk every time a distracted driver is on the road, and the number of deaths has increased significantly over the past decade. On Thursday, April 26, 2014, a woman's poor judgment cost her her life (Hastings, 1). Not only was she affected by it, but her friends and family certainly felt a pain in their hearts. In the few seconds it took for Courtney Ann Sanford to post a few words on Facebook, it was enough to distract her from the road and cross into another lane and across a median into a truck (Hastings, 1). She was immediately killed. Shortly before her Facebook post, she was sending selfies to her friends (Hastings, 3 years old). This shows that these types of programs have greatly contributed to reducing the number of road deaths today. Along with these types of programs, several laws have been put in place to prohibit the use of cell phones while driving. In Syracuse, New York, there are strict laws prohibiting cell phone use, texting, and driving, and they have proven to be extremely effective (Copeland, 1). Law enforcement has stopped more than 70% of texting while driving. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “More than half a million people would be injured and thousands more would be killed in distracted driving crashes” (Copeland, 1). Another very effective campaign that will probably soon be known around the world is “Phone in one hand, Ticket in the other” (Copeland, 1). Most people in today's world are familiar with the phrase "click it or ticket" which has helped remind people to put on their seat belts. Just as this campaign reminds people to wear a seat belt, the "Phone in one hand, ticket in the other" campaign is designed to remind drivers that it is far too dangerous to interact with your phone while driving ( Copeland, the well-known mobile phone provider). because AT&T has produced several commercials to show the dangers of texting and driving. These are designed to grab people's attention and touch them in a small place in their hearts to the point where they no longer feel the need to pick up their phone. They continually point out the dangers of reading just one text. Security measures have even been placed in teens' vehicles that record them and the road while they drive to detect any distracted behavior. increase in texting and driving, several of the 50 states have implemented laws to try to reduce the number of deaths. The devastating side of this type of distraction is that almost everyone who has it. Owning a cell phone got him off the hook at one point while driving to make a phone call or send a quick text. They've seen the ads and they know the hurt it has caused many families to lose someone they love, but we still have to do it. It's so easy to say, "It's just a quick message, everything will be fine." At some point we have to realize that this is not the case