WASHINGTON DC -- A year after a massive pileup accident took the lives of two people, the NTSB is investigating whether not looking at the road while driving and having no hands on the wheel is dangerous.

The accident that occurred in Missouri was allegedly caused by a 19 year old pickup truck driver who had sent or received 11 messages in the 11 minutes leading up to the accident.  The driver's vehicle rear ended a tractor trailer truck, and the driver died in the accident as other vehicles plowed into his vehicle.

"We need to investigate whether not looking at the road while controlling the vehicle with your knee and no hands is dangerous," noted NTSB Chairman Deborah Hersman.

Currently there is a law that prohibits people under the age of 21 in Missouri from driving while no looking at the road, however, it is difficult to enforce such a law.   Hersman noted that the NTSB would also investigate whether driving while not looking at the road is as dangerous for those over 21 as it is for those 21 and under.

A poll that was taken by NTSB indicated that 2 in 10 drivers between the ages of 21 and 24 had driven their vehicle while hardly paying attention to the road whatsoever.   Additionally, the total number of people driving without paying the slightest attention to the road has risen approximately 50 percent last year.