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WASHINGTON (AP) - 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."
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doughesson said on Tuesday, Feb 2 at 11:37 AM
All the laws in the world won't stop being from driving while stupid.I HAVE seen people writing on notepads off to their sides,rummaging in purses/briefcases or even changing clothes while driving. Then they want the FD to come cut them out of their cars when they wreck and don't know how it happened.
36845889Shawn said on Monday, Feb 1 at 10:09 AM
First of all the laws have just gone into effect. Secondly, people are ignoring the laws and doing what they want to anyway. So these laws are not being enforced. You have so many teenage drivers texting and talking on the cell phone and playing their music so loud that you can hear them coming two miles away. They are not going to stop when they see their parents constantly talking or texting on the phone even as they are driving.
36758184Deepseeker said on Sunday, Jan 31 at 6:11 PM
The lighted signs on I-24 need to be turned off unless they are posting a traffic or road problem. They are nothing more than a distraction if information is not being broadcast for safety.
36733702Sam Newman said on Sunday, Jan 31 at 10:23 AM
We dont need laws to tell people what not to do while driving but i sure dont remeber secretaries typing their letters while they were driving to work
36715752Robin said on Sunday, Jan 31 at 12:02 AM
Why and Rod Gardner need to get their HEAD out of their REAR
36703917Laura said on Saturday, Jan 30 at 5:20 PM
I can see where texting is super dangerous but talking on the phone is no different than signing along with your radio or talking to a passenger.
36690887common sense said on Saturday, Jan 30 at 12:37 PM
Come on People. Have some common sense about it. Think about what you do when you are driving. You talk with the passenger in the seat next to you. You talk to the kids in the back. You change your car radio stations. What's next you want police to pull you over and ticket you for talking in your car? If you can't talk to your passenger sitting next to you and drive, then you can't talk on a cell phone and drive. It's the same thing. This law is stupid that is why no one follows it.
36678727Why said on Saturday, Jan 30 at 7:22 AM
Obviously the laws are not being enforced. It is hard to enforce the law when so many break it. Time to do spot checks then pull phone records.
36664712Ron Gardner said on Friday, Jan 29 at 9:39 PM
The reason for this discrepancy ought to be obvious: these laws are most likely not being adequately enforced. I wonder if this study includes statistics on how many motorists in these states have been cited for such infractions, and what the penalties are for committing them.
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