<P> Accidents involving a driver being distracted by talking on a mobile phone have begun to be prosecuted as negligence similar to speeding . In the United Kingdom, from 27 February 2007, motorists who are caught using a hand - held mobile phone while driving will have three penalty points added to their license in addition to the fine of £ 60 . This increase was introduced to try to stem the increase in drivers ignoring the law . Japan prohibits all mobile phone use while driving, including use of hands - free devices . New Zealand has banned hand - held cell phone use since 1 November 2009 . Many states in the United States have banned texting on cell phones while driving . Illinois became the 17th American state to enforce this law . As of July 2010, 30 states had banned texting while driving, with Kentucky becoming the most recent addition on July 15 . </P> <P> Public Health Law Research maintains a list of distracted driving laws in the United States . This database of laws provides a comprehensive view of the provisions of laws that restrict the use of mobile communication devices while driving for all 50 states and the District of Columbia between 1992 when first law was passed, through December 1, 2010 . The dataset contains information on 22 dichotomous, continuous or categorical variables including, for example, activities regulated (e.g., texting versus talking, hands - free versus handheld), targeted populations, and exemptions . </P> <P> In 2010, an estimated 1500 pedestrians were injured in the US while using a cellphone and some jurisdictions have attempted to ban pedestrians from using their cellphones . </P> <P> The effect of mobile phone radiation on human health is the subject of recent interest and study, as a result of the enormous increase in mobile phone usage throughout the world . Mobile phones use electromagnetic radiation in the microwave range, which some believe may be harmful to human health . A large body of research exists, both epidemiological and experimental, in non-human animals and in humans . The majority of this research shows no definite causative relationship between exposure to mobile phones and harmful biological effects in humans . This is often paraphrased simply as the balance of evidence showing no harm to humans from mobile phones, although a significant number of individual studies do suggest such a relationship, or are inconclusive . Other digital wireless systems, such as data communication networks, produce similar radiation . </P>

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