Driving While Distracted Laws
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Staten Island, NY Posted: 2/25/2016 1:00:00 AM
We need to re-think the laws that ban cell phone use in cars.
In most states it's illegal to use a mobile phone in a car unless you use a hands free device. These laws were put in place because of the countless deaths caused by distracted drivers.
Now that wearable technology is becoming popular, we need to re-think those laws because it could easily be argued that wearable technology such as the Apple Watch or Android Wear are completely hands free, yet they are just as distracting.
I'm not advocating that we create new laws that ban using wearable technology. The main point is that technology keeps changing, so instead of creating laws about how we use our devices in cars, why not replace them with generic laws about driving while distracted?
Unlike banning each device, a generic Driving While Distracted law would cover just about anything that would be considered distracting, including reading newspapers and putting on makeup.
Doesn't that make a lot more sense?
Joe Crescenzi, Founder
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