A proposed national ban on text messaging while driving is already drawing criticism that it doesn’t go far enough and is unlikely to be effective without stringent enforcement and radical attitude shifts in the driving public. “The real safety problem is not just texting, but all cellphone use while driving,” said Russ Rader, spokesperson for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “The danger in passing a law that just bans texting is that people will think that everything that’s not banned is safe, and it’s not.”
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Behind-the-Wheel Texting Laws Might Not Change Habits
Posted by: Lisa Stapleton July 30, 2009 02:02 PMA proposed national ban on text messaging while driving is already drawing criticism that it doesn’t go far enough and is unlikely to be effective without stringent enforcement and radical attitude shifts in the driving public. “The real safety problem is not just texting, but all cellphone use while driving,” said Russ Rader, spokesperson for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. “The danger in passing a law that just bans texting is that people will think that everything that’s not banned is safe, and it’s not.”