Cell phones and cars don’t mix
February 11, 2010 @ 09:44 PM — by SEO Admin
One would think that the above statement is so obvious that it need not be stated. However, the opposite seems to be true to many people. At any given moment, over 800,000 people are driving while using their cell phones in some form or fashion. Think about it. The odds of you being on the road at the same time as someone using their phone is great.
This is scary, as the odds that someone will be involved in a motor vehicle accident due to the use of a cell phone are increasing. According to a recent National Safety Council study, cell phones are involved in approximately 28% of all crashes. Add in reading e-mail and texting while driving and the percentages may increase even more. This is due to the fact that the reaction time of someone texting is much slower than that of a person drinking and driving. This is becoming a dangerous habit that needs to be broken…..and broken fast.
Currently, 37 states plus the District of Columbia have enacted laws in some form against the use of cell phones and/or texting while driving. Unfortunately, Florida is not one of them. According to www.bradenton.com on February 9, 2010, there are seventeen bills currently pending in the Florida House and Senate aimed at the prohibition of electronic wireless communications devices while driving, including texting. Communicate with your local legislators and tell them that you support the passage of these measures. If enough of us do that, then hopefully this will become a law in Florida. The good news is that more than twenty percent (20%) of the current legislators are sponsors or co-sponsors of these bills. Moreover, Governor Charles Crist is in support of this concept.
The bottom line is that cell phones are becoming a major hazard on the roads. Soon they may even surpass drunk driving as the number one danger. Any measure that can be taken to prevent that from becoming a reality should be taken. This blog was written by Eric Bruce.
This is scary, as the odds that someone will be involved in a motor vehicle accident due to the use of a cell phone are increasing. According to a recent National Safety Council study, cell phones are involved in approximately 28% of all crashes. Add in reading e-mail and texting while driving and the percentages may increase even more. This is due to the fact that the reaction time of someone texting is much slower than that of a person drinking and driving. This is becoming a dangerous habit that needs to be broken…..and broken fast.
Currently, 37 states plus the District of Columbia have enacted laws in some form against the use of cell phones and/or texting while driving. Unfortunately, Florida is not one of them. According to www.bradenton.com on February 9, 2010, there are seventeen bills currently pending in the Florida House and Senate aimed at the prohibition of electronic wireless communications devices while driving, including texting. Communicate with your local legislators and tell them that you support the passage of these measures. If enough of us do that, then hopefully this will become a law in Florida. The good news is that more than twenty percent (20%) of the current legislators are sponsors or co-sponsors of these bills. Moreover, Governor Charles Crist is in support of this concept.
The bottom line is that cell phones are becoming a major hazard on the roads. Soon they may even surpass drunk driving as the number one danger. Any measure that can be taken to prevent that from becoming a reality should be taken. This blog was written by Eric Bruce.