Are New Distracted Driving Laws Doing Enough to Keep Us Safe?
We need laws to address the problem of texting-while-driving
. But laws only accomplish their goals when the punishment outweighs the benefit of breaking them. Our culture is clearly much more accepting of texting and driving than drinking and driving, but it is time that we recognize that the two are about equivalently dangerous and deserve similar punishments.
Are New Distracted Driving Laws Doing Enough to Keep Us Safe?