Since this is such a new habit, there is not a lot of statistical information present showing the effects of interventions, but it is still vital to make the change now. Texting and driving is much like the drinking and driving epidemic and should be treated as such. The article Learning from the Past to Improve the Future: Taking a Lesson from America 's Drunk Driving Dilemma to Cure the Current Texting While Driving Epidemic suggests addressing the drunk driving issue will decrease the amount of texting and driving because the actions go hand in hand (Williams, 2015). Currently, there is not much federal regulation that deals with texting and driving, only state-wide. National legislation needs to be passed that prohibits texting and driving, just like there are federal laws against driving under the influence of drugs and
Since this is such a new habit, there is not a lot of statistical information present showing the effects of interventions, but it is still vital to make the change now. Texting and driving is much like the drinking and driving epidemic and should be treated as such. The article Learning from the Past to Improve the Future: Taking a Lesson from America 's Drunk Driving Dilemma to Cure the Current Texting While Driving Epidemic suggests addressing the drunk driving issue will decrease the amount of texting and driving because the actions go hand in hand (Williams, 2015). Currently, there is not much federal regulation that deals with texting and driving, only state-wide. National legislation needs to be passed that prohibits texting and driving, just like there are federal laws against driving under the influence of drugs and