Saga of Cell Phone Accident...
Well, on our way from Nevada to Oregon we recently got into an accident. A woman driving a borrowed car while on a cell phone rammed into my Ram’s drivers side alloy dually, then sheared off the drive...
Forum Discussion
Kayteg1, it seems your European perspective is wrong. Maybe it’s a Eastern Eurpoean perspective ... you guys are never wrong. :D Any way, it seems most countries have laws against cell phone use while driving. If the drivers were so enlightened, they wouldn’t need them ... would they?
Read more below.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/health/distracted-driving-laws-global-countries/index.html
A couple of interesting points ... they seem to agree with me. ;)
Sweden, which has fewer motor vehicle crash deaths than other high-income countries, including the United States, does not ban the use of cell phones while driving. Instead, it puts its energy behind efforts to raise awareness of the risks of distracted driving, according to a report (PDF) by the World Health Organization.
Other countries, such as Portugal, have extended bans on the use of mobile phones while driving to include hands-free devices.
Read more below.
https://www.cnn.com/2017/03/24/health/distracted-driving-laws-global-countries/index.html
A couple of interesting points ... they seem to agree with me. ;)
Sweden, which has fewer motor vehicle crash deaths than other high-income countries, including the United States, does not ban the use of cell phones while driving. Instead, it puts its energy behind efforts to raise awareness of the risks of distracted driving, according to a report (PDF) by the World Health Organization.
Other countries, such as Portugal, have extended bans on the use of mobile phones while driving to include hands-free devices.
