Studies have been done showing that cellphone driving bans actually increase the number of fatalities.
Why, you ask? Because to keep from getting caught, young adults keep their phones down below the steering wheel. So when they are looking at their phones / texting, their eyes are drawn away from the road longer than they would be if the phone were at eye level.
I’m not saying they should be on their phones while driving. What I am saying is that the unintended consequences of the law makes matters even worse.
Inconvenient truths to a ban on texting while driving
Ohio is the latest state to propose a ban on texting while driving. The bill is awaiting the governor’s signature. Media outlets in the state report there was a heated debate on the Senate floor. Really? Who could possibly be opposed to a ban on texting while driving?
Here’s the Idaho law.
KETCHUM, Idaho – Central Idaho authorities in Blaine County say a county ordinance approved in 2016 making it illegal to use a hand-held device while driving will be enforced starting this summer.
Blaine County Sheriff Steve Harkins tells the Idaho Mountain Express in a story Friday that numerous cellphone ordinance signs have been installed in the county and deputies will start handing out citations instead of warnings.
The fine is $100.
The ordinance applies to roads outside city limits. But Hailey and Ketchum have their own cellphone bans while driving.
Harkins said distracted driving is dangerous and his agency has seen too many accidents where cellphone use was the likely cause.
Central Idaho county to enforce cellphone driving ban
News > Idaho Fri., June 15, 2018, 9:41 a.m. KETCHUM, Idaho – Central Idaho authorities in Blaine County say a county ordinance approved in 2016 making it illegal to use a hand-held device while driving will be enforced starting this summer.