 The bans on texting while driving are well intentioned however they may promote a more dangerous behavior. Typically when we see someone texting and driving they are holding their phone near the top of their steering wheel.
After the ban goes into effect, imagine the same offenders driving down the highway holding their phone down by their waist to obscure their activity from law enforcement. They are taking their eyes completely off the road for 4 to 6 seconds and longer at a time. Not even a chance for peripheral vision to detect a problem ahead. It’s going to take a combination of laws, education strategies and technologies to address the problem.
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