Retirement - Texting while driving — negligence lawsuits and asset protection. I wonder how many readers saw on the news recently the New Jersey court of appeal's ruling concerning texting and driving.
My guess is not many; so I thought I’d make readers aware of it and dovetail that into a discussion about asset protection. Texting while driving is worse than drunk driving A study done by Car and Driver Magazine found that driver reaction time was much slower when the driver was texting than when he or she was under the influence of alcohol. A Case against Texting while Driving – Stats and Lawsuits, with no LOL. There’s no reason to LOL about the dangers of mobile devices when you’re behind the wheel.
David Butts Law Firm recently filed a texting while driving lawsuit. In February 2013, a driver with two passengers caused a serious collision with an oncoming car while texting. The two passengers, as well as the driver of the other vehicle were seriously injured. David Butts Law Firm represents one of the two injured passengers, who underwent surgery for a severely mangled leg and other serious internal injuries as well as lacerations and contusions. The accident happened in Alabama, which is the newest addition to States that have since outlawed texting and driving. States with Laws banning Texting and Driving (source: DriversEd.com, 2013) In a recent survey of drivers in 2012, the US Department of Transportation reported that 6% of respondents reported having been in a crash in the past year; 7% were in a near-crash; and the majority (86%) reported no crash.
Distracted Driving. State Distracted Driving Driving Laws. March 2016 This chart outlines state distracted driving laws.
Some localities have additional regulations. Enforcement type is shown in parenthesis. Hand-held Cell Phone Use: 14 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using hand-held cell phones while driving. Crash Data Collection: Nearly all states include at least one category for distraction on police crash report forms, although the specific data collected varies. Preemption Laws: Some states have preemption laws that prohibit local jurisdictions from enacting their own distracted driving bans.
NOTE: GHSA does not compile any additional data on distracted driving laws other than what is presented here. 1 Arkansas also bans the use of hand-held cell phones while driving in a school zone or in a highway construction zone. Sources: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and State Highway Safety Offices. AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. Distracted driving consistently ranks as one of the traffic safety issues at forefront of many drivers’ thinking.
Each year, more than 80% of drivers in the annual AAA Foundation Traffic Safety Culture Index cite distraction as a serious problem and a behavior that makes them feel less safe on the road. Nearly half of all people who say they feel less safe than they did five years ago say distracted driving by other drivers fuels their concerns. Distracted driving is a deadly behavior. Federal estimates suggest that distraction contributes to 16% of all fatal crashes, leading to around 5,000 deaths every year. Texting & Driving - It Can Wait. Writing Strong Argument Papers. Writing Strong Argument Papers An argument or a persuasive paper has the power to make people change their minds about a topic, or allows them to really understand and accept your position as a valid one.
You know how strongly people feel about their beliefs, so you can guess that writing a paper that will command the readers’ respect is challenging. So, in order to make strong arguments and to have the power to persuade people, follow some simple suggestions: Get oriented: Estimates 1.6 million crashes caused by cell phone use and texting. Washington, DC – The National Safety Council announced today that it estimates at least 28% of all traffic crashes – or at least 1.6 million crashes each year – involve drivers using cell phones and texting.
NSC estimates that 1.4 million crashes each year involve drivers using cell phones and a minimum of 200,000 additional crashes each year involve drivers who are texting. The announcement came on the one-year anniversary of NSC’s call for a ban on all cell phone use and texting while driving. “We now know that at least 1.6 million crashes involve drivers using cell phones and texting," said Janet Froetscher, president & CEO of the National Safety Council. "We know that cell phone use is a very risky distraction and texting is even higher risk. Citation Maker Sites.