Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a division of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reported 30,800 fatal crashes in the year 2012 [Fat12]. ... According to the Nation Safety Council, in 2011 Florida was ranked 4th in number of fatal car crashes caused by distracted driving [Nat15]. ... This event is very similar to the law passed in 1986 about wearing seat belts. It started as a secondary offense but after 20 years later it became legal to be pulled over for not wearing a seat belt. ...

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The Highway Traffic Acts make a minimum driving age, speed limit, mandatory seat belts, these laws control problems because they make the roads safer for all of us and therefore many lives are saved. ... The police guarantee public safety and protection of life. ... The meaning and function of law in society is to establish rules if conduct, protect rights and freedoms, and to provide safety for society. ...

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Such as; buckle up it is the law and it saves lives, they are the ones responsible for their passengers and their safety, always be aware of their surroundings, you never know when a car, child, or animal may pull or run right out in front of them, and speed kills, so always drive the posted speed limit. ... The box monitors seat belt use, engine speed, tire traction and other parameters. ...

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