However, for four years prior to this law, the Florida Department of Transportation had already addressed distracted driving as one of its "pressing concerns". This four year gap has led many Floridians to question whether or not the FDOT is legitimately concerned with the dangers of distracted driving. To further raise questions, the law itself is only a secondary law, meaning that in order for this violation to even be applicable, a driver must already be pulled over for a separate infraction. This is alarming considering the amount of deaths caused every year by distracted driving, and even a survey in 2010 on the people of Florida, when asked about what they thought was the most serious driving hazard, a staggering sixty-four percent of people had designated distracted driving as the most serious issue. This begs the question that, if Florida was truly serious about ending distracted driving, then why haven't they joined states like California, New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada, and more, which have all placed bans on texting and driving. More importantly, who does this law truly benefit, the people or the
However, for four years prior to this law, the Florida Department of Transportation had already addressed distracted driving as one of its "pressing concerns". This four year gap has led many Floridians to question whether or not the FDOT is legitimately concerned with the dangers of distracted driving. To further raise questions, the law itself is only a secondary law, meaning that in order for this violation to even be applicable, a driver must already be pulled over for a separate infraction. This is alarming considering the amount of deaths caused every year by distracted driving, and even a survey in 2010 on the people of Florida, when asked about what they thought was the most serious driving hazard, a staggering sixty-four percent of people had designated distracted driving as the most serious issue. This begs the question that, if Florida was truly serious about ending distracted driving, then why haven't they joined states like California, New Jersey, Delaware, Nevada, and more, which have all placed bans on texting and driving. More importantly, who does this law truly benefit, the people or the