Lucky to be alive because driver busy talking on cellphone. !!! 

The scientific literature is mixed on the dangers of talking on a cell phone versus those of talking with a passenger.

Mobile phone use while driving is common, but it is widely considered dangerous due to its potential for causing distracted driving and accidents. Due to the number of accidents that are related to conducting calls on a phone while driving, some jurisdictions have made the use of calling on a phone while driving illegal.

Driving while using a handsfree cellular device is not safer than using a hand held cell phone, as concluded by case-crossover studies