The U.S. government is contemplating passing a law banning the use of portable electronics in vehicles as reported by msnbc.com. The law is in response to the statistics posted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB). The statistics state 3,092 people died last year due to distracted driving.
The law will effectively ban the use of cell phones, iPods, and Blue Tooth. The exceptions are GPS navigation units, and cell phone usage during an emergency.
This brings to the mind a few questions which lawmakers will have to weigh before approving the law. How much distraction is too much distraction? Some people cannot even have a conversation with a passenger without becoming distracted i.e. missing their exit, or drifting out of their lane. Is distraction able to be measured in a quantifiable amount? Does this mean iPods can't be connected at all to your radio?
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Tuesday, December 20, 2011
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