And just why isn’t MAGD demanding new DWG Laws be enacted?

by SamCogar Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:52 am

If the Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) can get triple punishment DUI Laws enacted to stop the horrific number of vehicle accidents and the deadly slaughter of people on the highways then surely the Mothers Against Gadgets Driving (MAGD) can get triple punishment DWG (driving while gadgetting) Laws enacted to stop the horrific number of vehicle accidents and the deadly slaughter of people on the highways.

Especially considering the fact that DWG causes one (1) out of every four (4) vehicle wrecks.

Gadgets tied to 25 percent of car crashes

Driving distractions, primarily by cellphones and other electronic devices, are associated with up to 25 percent of U.S. car crashes, according to a report released on Thursday.

The study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), a nonprofit group that works to improve traffic safety, assessed research from more than 350 scientific papers published since 2000.

It showed that drivers are distracted up to half the time and that crashes caused by distractions range from minor damage to fatal injury. Cellphone use raises the risk of crashing, but texting is likely to increase crash risk more than cellphone use.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/43674825/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/