It is a popular misconception that 900 followers of cult leader Jim Jones. committed suicide by drinking Grape Kool-Aid laced with cyanide at their. commune in Jonestown Guyana in the late 1970's. This is not true. The. followers of Jones actually drank cyanide laced Flavor-aid, a cheap. imitation of Kool-Aid.
The prevalence of cellular phones, new research, and publicized crashes has started many debates related to the role cell phones play in driver distraction. This chart details state cellular phone use and texting while driving laws. 1  Hand-held Cell Phone Use Ban: 14 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving. 2  All Cell Phone ban:
Texting while driving causes a 400% increase in time spent with eyes off the road. Of all cell phone related tasks, texting is by far the most dangerous activity. 94% of drivers support a ban on texting while driving. 74% of drivers support a ban on hand-held cell phone use. Teen Driver Cell Phone Statistics. 11 teens die every day as a result of texting while driving. According to a AAA poll, 94% of teen drivers acknowledge the dangers of texting and driving, but 35% admitted to doing it anyway. 21% of teen drivers involved in fatal accidents were distracted by their cell phones.