Comments on: Should Washington State Make Driving With Cell Phone a Primary Offense? l Seattle Accident Attorney http://theseattleaccidentattorney.com/should-washington-state-make-driving-with-cell-phone-a-primary-offense-l-seattle-accident-attorney/ Personal Injury Law Blog Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:30:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Phillip Miller http://theseattleaccidentattorney.com/should-washington-state-make-driving-with-cell-phone-a-primary-offense-l-seattle-accident-attorney/comment-page-1/#comment-1086 Phillip Miller Wed, 24 Feb 2010 06:03:00 +0000 http://theseattleaccidentattorney.com/?p=507#comment-1086 According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes. Nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the event. Primary causes of driver inattention are distracting activities, such as cell phone use, and drowsiness. The question becomes, does the cell phone industry pressure lawmakers to set aside the safety of citizens for the money side of the equation? According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes. Nearly 80 percent of crashes and 65 percent of near-crashes involved some form of driver inattention within three seconds before the event. Primary causes of driver inattention are distracting activities, such as cell phone use, and drowsiness.

The question becomes, does the cell phone industry pressure lawmakers to set aside the safety of citizens for the money side of the equation?

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