Police departments across the country are reporting huge increases in traffic accidents due to the use of cellular phones.The Boston Globe January 8, 1998 stated that Dr. Ricardo Martinez said, "As cars more and more become an extension of the home and office, we are creating a whole new array of potentially hazardous distractions." Some accidents were caused by using a laptop computer while driving. The strange thing is that most of  these accidents did not occur while the person was dialing the phone. The accidents happened due to the lack of attention to driving while talking on the phone. Also most people using the phone at the time of impact were driving the striking vehicle.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reported that using a cell phone while driving increased the motorists risk of an accident. Also the agency estimated that the current number of cellular phones at 54 million could double by the year 2000.