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Essay / Texting and Driving: The Consequences of Distracted Driving...
Distraction.gov, a website dedicated to providing statistics and research on distracted driving, was launched by the Secretary of LaHood and the US Department of Transportation. To raise awareness among the public and the media about the dangerous use of texting and cell phones while driving in general, they held two national summits on distracted driving in 2009 and 2010. On September 30, 2009, President Obama issued an executive order prohibiting federal employees from texting while driving on government business or on government equipment (Distracted Driving, 2015. The number of state legislatures debating measures that address the problem of texting Cell phone driving and other distracted driving continues to rise As of June 2015, according to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, most states have passed laws to address the problem of cell phone use. while driving In California, the main law prohibiting the use of all cell phones while driving affects all ages, including bus drivers and commercial truck drivers. In California, a secondary law prohibits all cell phone use (hand-held and hands-free) by novice drivers. Novice drivers aged 18 are considered novice drivers (State Laws, N/a). Almost all laws have "primary enforcement" provisions, meaning a person driving can be issued a ticket for using a cell phone while driving without any other traffic.