Chase, Catherine, J.D. “U.S. State and Federal Laws Targeting Distracted Driving.”
Annals of Advances in Automotive Medicine 58 (2014): 84–98. Print.
Across the country, there are laws prohibiting distracted driving (Chase).
Forty-seven states, including Wisconsin and Minnesota ban texting while driving (Chase).
Studies have shown that drivers who use their cell phone while driving are about three times more likely to get in an accident (Chase).
No states have a total ban on technology use while driving (Chase).
The National Safety Council stated that, “It takes laws combined with increased education and high-visibility enforcement campaigns to successfully reduce the number of crashes” (Chase).
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With an increasing number of people killed every year; critics believe that the law does not go far enough. They believe that the laws should prohibit the use of all-electronic conversations while driving ("Cell Phone Ban").
A distracted driver would not notice a ball in the street, pedestrians crossing in the crosswalk, and people checking their mail ("Cell Phone Ban").
New Hampshire banned the use of cell phones, navigational devices, and other handheld devices ("Cell Phone Ban").
Studies have shown that no matter what the driver is doing, the brain is not focused on driving ("Cell Phone Ban").
“The Concord Monitor,” a daily newspaper, mentions that “No state has yet banned the use of hands-free cell phone technology” Since the New Hampshire law, drivers have started using hands-free technology like Bluetooth. ( "Cell Phone Ban").
Research shows that the brain is unable to complete two tasks at once and the brain switches between tasks. Neuroscientists mention that the “Performance at both tasks suffers,” causing the driver to be unaware of their surroundings ("Cell Phone Ban").
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"Facts and Statistics." Distracted Driving. US Department of Transportation, 2016.