Have you ever used a cell phone while driving or seen someone on their cell phone while driving? This is distracted driving at its finest. Whether you're looking at a text, changing the radio station, putting on makeup, or anything else that takes your mind or eyes off the road, that's distracted driving. Distracted driving killed around 3,000 people in 2011 (Bauers). Car accidents are the leading cause of death among adolescents in the United States. If you don't think you're distracted while driving, think again, many people think they aren't distracted until something bad happens to them, like an accident, driving into a ditch, or running a red light and get a ticket for it. . Distracted driving is a major problem and most people are unaware of their distraction or what constitutes a distraction for them. Many different distractions can occur in the car while driving. All distractions are classified into three classes of distractions: they are visual, manual and cognitive. “Visual distractions make you take your eyes off the road, manual distractions make you take your hands off the wheel, and cognitive distractions, like listening to a radio show, make you forget what you're doing” (Johnson). This means that texting, putting on makeup, checking email, and many other things apply to all three classes of distractions. Some distractions like listening to music, talking with other passengers, or talking on the phone fall under one or two classes. No matter what type of class the distraction is, people should not do things that distract them. They should learn to put down the phone, turn down the music or put away anything that distracts them to stay focused ... middle of paper ... the law or disobey their parents. Works Cited Bauers, Sandy. “Study: Music can distract teenage drivers. »Philadelphia Investigator. September 8, 2013: G.1. Researcher on SIRS issues. Internet. December 2, 2013. “Facts About Distracted Driving.” » Professional Security 56.1 (2011): 12. MasterFILE Premier.Web. December 15, 2013. “Distracted driving problem extends beyond texting. » Professional Safety 57.2 (2012):24. MasterFILE First. Web.December 15, 2013.Johnson, Teddi Dineley. “Distracted driving: stay focused while on the road.” Nation's Health 42.1 (2012): 28.Corporate ResourceNet. Internet. December 15, 2013. Lee, John D., Michael A. Regan, and Kristie L. Young, eds. Theory, effects and mitigation of driver distraction. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 2009. Print. Lowy, Joan. “AAA: Public less concerned about dangerous driving.” Spartanburg Herald-Journal. August 22, 2013: np SIRS Issues Researcher. Internet. December 2 2013.