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COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO. -- If you talk or text while driving your car, this is your official heads-up.

Colorado may pass a law banning certain kinds of cell phone use while driving.

The bill passed the state House Wednesday with a 39-25 vote.

Right now five other states prohibit driving while talking on a handheld cell phone. Seven prohibit texting while driving.

If this bill does become law, drivers caught using their phones without a wireless device, or Bluetooth, could face up to a $100 fine.

FOX21 News didn't find anyone who denied being guilty of talking while driving.

"Yes, sadly I do it a lot," said Tara Macleod.

"Do you want me to tell the truth? Yes, I do," said Gary Marshall.

Studies show if users talk or text and drive, theirs brains aren't in gear. In fact, one study says this act reduces brain activity used for driving by 37 percent.

"I drive a stick shift and you need both hands. If I'm driving with my cell I'm driving and shifting with one arm," said Kurt Smith.

Another study calls cell phone use the number one cause of driver distraction, and distraction while driving is blamed for 80 percent of accidents.

"I don't think it affects my driving. Texting is definitely not allowed," Macleod said.

"No, never (text). I'm not that multi-tasking," Marshall said.

This bill would prohibit any cell phone use while driving for those under 18 years old, school bus drivers and cabbies.

It would require all other drivers to use a hands-free wireless device. The only people exempt are emergency workers and certain delivery truck drivers.

The bill does grant one exception: cell phone use while driving is okay in an emergency.

"I think that's a good idea because there is enough crazy drivers out there as it is," said Tonya Morgan.

For now drivers can continue talking while driving.

For this bill to become a law it still has to pass the state Senate.