Texting should definitely be banned and the ban strictly enforced.
Far too many people are killed and seriously injured on our roads and streets and it is become clear that driver inattention is one of the top contributing factors.
Other countries are having far greater success in reducing the number of driving related injuries and fatalities and one reason is they are very serious about removing the root causes of crashes and injuries, like texting while driving and drunk driving.
I can’t offer hard statistics, but I can tell you anecdotally that our members (state bicycle & pedestrian federation) consider texting while driving to be extremely dangerous behavior.
Texting should definitely be banned and the ban strictly enforced.
Far too many people are killed and seriously injured on our roads and streets and it is become clear that driver inattention is one of the top contributing factors.
Other countries are having far greater success in reducing the number of driving related injuries and fatalities and one reason is they are very serious about removing the root causes of crashes and injuries, like texting while driving and drunk driving.
I can’t offer hard statistics, but I can tell you anecdotally that our members (state bicycle & pedestrian federation) consider texting while driving to be extremely dangerous behavior.