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DEADLY DANGER * USA: Truckers texting while driving
* Virginia - New Laws for the trouble. Strict penalties could make the practice unprofitable
Blacksburg,VA,USA -Economic Voice, by Keith Kofsky -October 20th, 2014: -- Even though it’s a proven death-trap, most truckers in the U.S.A. still text and drive to some extent. It seems insane, because there’s this person driving a huge commercial vehicle, with the potential to kill a lot of people out on the public roads. And, it has caught the eye of regulators and lawmakers. Here’s what’s being done to stop this deadly practice... Lawmakers want to make new laws to curb the practice of driving while texting. If you’re caught or you get into an accident, you may have to pony up some dough for a lawyer – a Truck Accident Lawyer... According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, drivers who are texting while driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash. That’s a greater risk than people driving while intoxicated. Why isn’t it as severe a crime? Because texting doesn’t impair your judgment, it just distracts you... But, distracted driving is at least as dangerous, as the study shows, and lawmakers want to capitalize on it. Only roughly half of the states in the U.S.A. have laws against texting while driving. A federal ban would force all states to adopt similar laws that met the federal minimum regulatory requirements... If lawmakers get their way, the new laws would make the practice of texting and driving unprofitable for trucking companies and truckers. The idea is that, if you fine them enough money, they will curb the undesirable behavior... According to the US Department of Transportation (DOT), Pennsylvania had the 4th highest fatality rate for large trucks and buses. In 2012, it amounted to 177 fatalities. Texas had the highest number of total fatalities – 589. California and Florida are number two and three, respectively...
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