Studies in The Deadly Wandering done till 2001 showed that cell phone use was the number one cause each year in distractions leading to car accidents. I think that the reason that the legislation was still rejected was because cell phone companies profit off cell phone usage and so those big businesses fought to make sure the legislation was rejected. Without unlimited talk and text people are charged by these phone companies for each text and call that they send and make so less texting and talking meant less money these cell phone companies make. I agree that the best legislation would be banning of all non hands free devices while driving because then people can still text and talk while driving, but they don’t have to look away from the road and drive one-handed. This way phone companies don’t lose business and people aren’t dangerously driving.
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