As a personal injury attorney in Cincinnati there have been multiple times that allegations were made that my client, the injured party, or the defendant tortfeasor, the individual we claim was at fault, have been accused of talking or texting on their cell phone at the time of the accident.
This lack of attention to driving is no doubt a growing issue; for teens, adults, and the children in the backseat. Smartphones and cars just don’t mix all that well.
Remember when a driver in Texas admitted that his texting caused an accident that killed 13 people? That wasn't illegal.
Any handheld device used or capable of being used in a handheld manner, that is designed or intended to receive or transmit text or character-based messages, access or store data, or connect to the Internet or any communications service as defined in s. 812.15 and that allows text communications.
If Texas were to pass a bill that would ban texting while driving, Texas would join 39 other states and the District of Columbia in banning texting and driving for all drivers, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
In Florida, officials may not approve of the nature of the beast, but they cannot pull a driver over for speaking on their cell phone while driving. Driving and talking on a cell phone is perfectly legal in Florida.
In order to fight the texting and driving epidemic, one state (New York) is looking to use an innovative new way by using a “textalyzer” device on cellphones.
Texting and driving easily causes distracted driving car accidents in Skagit County. To help bring awareness to the dangers of distracted driving and car wrecks, here are more facts about texting while driving.
This is because every call or text is logged into your phone record. If someone has a hunch that cell phone usage was a contributor to the car accident, those records can be subpoenaed.
According to AAA, a driver who is chatting on a hands-free device is twice as distracted as a driver who is not. And, drivers who utilize technologies that allow them to dictate emails or texts face triple the distraction levels of those who are simply driving.
I don't know why this woman is trying this hard to make me mad when I DON'T EVEN KNOW HER.
Texting and driving is not illegal in Texas in most situations unless you’re in a certain city; there are about 40 cities in Texas where it’s illegal to text and drive – Corpus Christi is one of them so you can’t text and drive here. But there are exceptions...
