1. Putting an End to Distracted Driving
Fatal Analysis Reporting System (FARS), a division of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, reported 30,800 fatal crashes in the year 2012 [Fat12]. ... Issues such as drivers dying or being seriously injured and unable to testify if they were using a phone or not, and legally obtaining phone records is also difficult and cannot prove without a doubt that the driver was paying attention to his phone prior to the crash. ... 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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- Grade Level: High School