Laws are often a result of a tragic situation, whether a death in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, a shooting, or the loss of a teenager as a result of texting and driving. Kelsey's Law, a Law signed by Governor Rick Snyder in 2013, restricts Graduated License 1 and 2 holders from using a cellphone while driving.
Kelsey's Law was drafted after the death of Kelsey Raffaele of Sault Ste. Marie, 17, who died in an automobile accident in 2010 due to the use of a cell phone. Her parents drafted the law to help prevent other parents from sufferring the same loss they are currently feeling.
If you live in Michigan and you drive down US-10, you may see the billboard that is advertising, and raising awareness of Kelsey's Law.
There is a scholarship that is given to high school juniors and seniors and it is hoping to "inspire them to change." This scholarship brings awareness to the dangers and possible long term consequences of texting and driving.
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Tuesday, October 25, 2016
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Introduction and Overview
I am exploring the effects of texting and using your cellphone while driving. Do bans restricting usage of cell phones and texting laws increase or decrease accidents caused by distracted driving? Does one influence more accidents? Are they negatively correlated?
I have discovered that they are so many variables in this area of research. Texting and handheld bans together cause more people to move to non-visible texting as a way to go unseen by Police officers. Which could then, in turn, be a more dangerous action and cause more accidents. Whereas, texting bans alone decrease texting activity but increase handheld usage. Location, age and type of driver may also play a part in accidents caused by drivers using their cell phone while driving.
Stay tuned as I continue my research and update my blog. Here are more topics within distracted driving that I will be looking into:
Does taking a pledge hold people to be accountable? Does online activism raise enough awareness? Is it the cell phones fault or all the distracting vices and different areas we are being pulled in and our multitasking wired brains causing us to be in more car accidents.
I have discovered that they are so many variables in this area of research. Texting and handheld bans together cause more people to move to non-visible texting as a way to go unseen by Police officers. Which could then, in turn, be a more dangerous action and cause more accidents. Whereas, texting bans alone decrease texting activity but increase handheld usage. Location, age and type of driver may also play a part in accidents caused by drivers using their cell phone while driving.
Stay tuned as I continue my research and update my blog. Here are more topics within distracted driving that I will be looking into:
Does taking a pledge hold people to be accountable? Does online activism raise enough awareness? Is it the cell phones fault or all the distracting vices and different areas we are being pulled in and our multitasking wired brains causing us to be in more car accidents.
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