May 2, 2012 /24-7PressRelease / -to limit distractions to the driver and to help ensure the safety of other drivers, passengers and pedestrians Illinois prohibits drivers of texts at any time or using phones while driving by school or construction zones. In addition, the State prohibits drivers aged under 18 years in all cell phones use.
Currently a Bill before the State legislature proposes to prevent even more distracted driving accidents on the roads in Illinois. The Bill would prohibit all drivers use portable for the texts, to talk about cell phones or navigation on the Internet; excluded from the ban would be two-way radios and the use of emergency of mobile phones. If passed, drivers still would allow to use hands-free technology-operated by the voice to make calls while behind the wheel.
Under the Bill, a driver caught texts while driving to be made for a moving violation fines and face of up to $75 for a first offence, $100 for a second offence, $125 for a third offence and $150 for the offences of fourth and the following.
The State is distracted driving for a good reason. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, or NHTSA, the United States accidents involving distracted drivers killed nearly 5,500 people and wounded about 448 000 more in 2009. More than distracted NHTSA died driving reports in 2009 accounted for 16% of all car accident victims this year.
Effectiveness of hand-held cellphone bans
A study conducted by the Office of road safety of California found the number of car accidents resulting in injuries and deaths fell after the implementation of a global ban on the use of the drivers of mobile phones. According to the study, total-car accident victims has fallen 22% after the implementation of the ban, but died in accidents related to the use of cell phones has fallen by 50%, stltoday.com reports.
However, not everyone agrees with the assessment that distracted driving laws correspond to the prevention of car accidents.
"The expectation would be that as cell phone use has skyrocketed in we would see a correlation between the number of accidents, but that did not place,"Jonathan Adkins of Governors Highway Safety Association or GHSA, was cited in an article in the Chicago Tribune saying."."
A study by Saurabh Bhargava, of the University of Chicago and Vikram Pathania of the London School of Economics, supports the claim of Mr. Adkins. Looking at the number of calls made just before and after the time when the cell rate becomes cheaper, the study revealed that call volumes increased 7% after 9: 00 am, but did not find a corresponding increase in the rate of car accident.
Summer in an Accident with a distracted driver?
Injuries caused by distracted driving accidents can be devastating, including bones broken; head, neck and back injuries; and even traumatic injuries to the brain. These injuries not only cause pain and suffering, but also can let injured drivers and passengers with expensive medical expenses and years of rehabilitation.
Talk with a lawyer of injuries after an accident of car with a distracted driver cannot cancel the physical and emotional harm caused, but it can lead to hold the other driver liable for its negligent acts and compensation for your bills and pain and suffering.
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