Distracted Driving Laws Don't Stop Crashes

A new study from the insurance industry finds that state laws banning wireless calling or texting while driving have not resulted in fewer vehicle crashes.

The study, conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute and released Friday, examined insurance claims from crashes before and after such bans took effect in California, New York, Connecticut and Washington, D.C.

The organization finds that claims rates have not gone down after the laws were enacted. It also finds no change in patterns compared with other states without such bans.

The Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says its findings "don't match what we already know about the risk of phoning and texting while driving" and says it is gathering data to "figure out this mismatch."

[barbaram99]

Ye think the cops' cars are comfortable..not the back seat..People know they should not text/phone while driving..The mind needs to be on their driving. I won't walk and yak on a cell. I am not for tech in the car until computer systems get to where they can drive for the driver..We know that may not happen for years and not in my life time..People multi task in the worse places. The car is not one of them places. Let voice mail take the call.

[amerilatino]

Distracted driving laws by themselves can't stop crashes because you can't legislate against stupid, but active enforcement policies and $200 fines can deter stupid from endangering other drivers by playing with their toys while they drive. Nothing will improve if the police doesn't enforce the law.

[jwesel1]

It's much easier for Police to sit on the side of the road in their comfy cruisers and just use a radar gun to make money to justify their salaries rather than study drivers' behavior to judge distracted driving.

[jwesel1]

It's much easier for Police to sit on the side of the road in their comfy cruisers and just use a radar gun to make money to justify their salaries rather than study drivers' behavior to judge distracted driving.

[I_am_me1953]

From the above article, "The Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, says its findings "don't match what we already know about the risk of phoning and texting while driving" and says it is gathering data to "figure out this mismatch."

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Try this one idea, the law doesn't affect people who don't care about who they put in harms way by texting while driving.


Also applys to people talking on the phone while driving. I see people everyday driving 45 in a 60 or 65 zone, no cars in front of them to slow them down, they are only talking on their phone and the worst ones are holdng the phone with their head and shoulder. I guess they have it figured at least their keeping both hands on the steering wheel.

What morons!