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:
For instance, in the U.S, the legal limit for blood-alcohol content while driving is 0.08%. Similarly, tough measures (illegalization) must now be considered in regard to texting/cell phone use while driving.According to distraction.gov, the official U.S government website for distracted driving, the year 2010 registered a total of 3,000 deaths as a result of crashes due to distracted driving.onsequently, this has become a major cause of distraction on drivers who are texting while driving. In fact, texting while driving is twice dangerous compared to talking on a phone while driving.