Federal Laws Pertaining To Distracted Driving In USA
If you get distracted during a movie, you can easily hit rewind and catch up on the time lost, but the rules of the road are a little different. You can’t hit pause or rewind; the decisions you make and the actions you take on the road are irreversible. In the US alone, each day, around 9 lives are lost and more than 1000 people are injured as a result of distracted driving. Road decisions are time bound. The decision is in your hand. You can either read a text or pay attention to the car ahead of you. Keep reading to know what the Law says about distracted driving. What is distracted driving? Anything thing that diverts your attention from the road is considered a distraction. Generally, distraction can be classified into three major categories: - Visual distractions include any activity that involves taking your eyes off the road, such as, reading a text. - Manual distractions are activity that causes you to take your hands off the wheel like, drinking