“Faux Pas?”: Should Cellphone Use be Banned while Driving? Earlier this year, the Republic Act 10913 or the “Anti-Distracted Driving Act” was finally implemented, which included that the use of cellular phones while driving would be banned. This meant that with the help of police forces monitoring citizens, motorists found guilty of texting, calling, or using mobile apps in a distracting way (i.e. using the hands, or having the screen in the way of sight) would be caught and made to pay a certain fine. Statistics pose an evident reason as to why the government chose to commit this action. According National Statistics Office’s 2015 report, a total of 1,290 incidents of cell phone use while driving were reported from 2010 to 2012, making cellphone use one of the top causes of traffic accidents. Therefore, given these facts, we can see that banning the use of these gadgets is truly helpful to solve such a perilous issue. Or is it? On one hand, restricting drivers from using their phones would certainly help in
The same goes for RH Law that appears to tolerate a lot of irresponsible sex. While, yes, it may seem too farfetched, the immediate banning of cellphones while driving throws a cover too on a much bigger issue that society needs to think about, yet continues to ignore. The traffic accidents resulting from the use of gadgets can be clearly traced to the growing dependence of the present generation to modern technology. This is an issue that is very difficult to solve, especially that most people do not even seem to notice its effects on everyday life. However, as observed in the accidents involving the said gadgets, we can see that this dependence is starting to worsen into a dangerous