second prize winner madeline bowne is a sophomore at cherry hill high school from cherry jersey, shebelieves congress should make cell phone use while driving their most issue.nt >> the car spun around in a circle, one girl got ejected, the driver instantly wanted to phone was because it got hit out of her hand. so the first person that came up, said she was looking for her phone. i think he was in the back seat, was alive for about 45 minutes before they cut her out. >> hello, i'm madeline bowne, i'm a 16-year-old and i'm ready to start driving. i'm eager yet also scared. many drivers today are focusing their cell phones rather than the road. the specific show, that dries straked driving is incredibly dangerous. abouting needs to be done this. >> obviously we have this many people getting killed or injured, i'm a believe they're this is a serious problem that addressed. >> driving is a combination of cognitive, visual and manual concentration. yet often you're distracted when a driver uses a phone behind the wheel. >> driving takes great concentration, it takes a lot of focus, and e

i'm madeline bowne. i'm a 16-year-old and i'm ready to start driving.'m very eager, yet i'm also very scared. many drivers today are focusing their attention on their cell phones rather than on the road. the statistics show that distracted driving is incredibly dangerous and that cell phones just have no place behind the wheel. something needs to be done about this. >> obviously, we have people getting killed or injured. i am a believer that this is a serious problem that has to be addressed. >> driving is a combination of cognitive, visual, and manual concentration. yet all three are distracted when a driver uses a cell phone behind the wheel. >> driving takes great concentration. it takes a lot of focus, and especially for new drivers who lack experience and knowledge behind the wheel. >> if a driver is traveling at 55 miles per hour and looks down at a text for five seconds, he or she will have traveled 120 yards, the length of a football field, completely blind. 1.3 million accidents in 2011 were caused by cell phones. texting and driving increases

second prize winner madeline bowne is a sophomore at cherry hill high school from cherry hill, new jerseylieves congress should make cell phone use while driving their most important issue. >> the car spun around in a circle, one girl got ejected, the driver instantly wanted to know where her phone was because it got hit out of her hand. so the first person that came up, said she was looking for her phone. i think he was in the back seat, she was alive for about 45 minutes before they cut her out. >> hello, i'm madeline bowne, i'm a 16-year-old and i'm ready to start driving. i'm eager yet also scared. many drivers today are focusing attention on their cell phones rather than the road. the specific show, that distracted driving is incredibly dangerous. something needs to be done about this. >> obviously we have this many people getting killed or injured, i'm a believe they're this is a serious problem that has to be addressed. >> driving is a combination of cognitive, visual and manual concentration. yet often you're distracted when a driver uses a phone behind the wheel. >> driving takes