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PATRICIA SMITH
1 November
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slammed into
trai the
back of her Suzuki Forenza
Horrific accidents like these
are evidence of what author
ties say has become a crisis of
distracted driving.
and social media while they
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the problem mainly involved people who
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phones. Now a host of new technologies
are taking drivers’ eyes, o at least their
hinds, off the traffic around them,
Car WiFi is common. Built-in systems
for giving voice commands to phones
are also getting more popular.
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and smartphones on their dash
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Its not just drivers who are putting
lives at risk. Over the past decade, several
deadly train crashes have been atti
uted to distraction. In 2008, two trains
crashed into each other in California
when a train engineer was texting and
missed a red light. Twenty-five people
were killed and 102 were injured.
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Lawmakers have tried to stop distracted
diving, without much success, Since2007,
46 states an the Distit of Columbia have
banned texting while driving, Fourteen
states and D.C. have banned the use of
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while driving. They ar also
using Facebook, Snapchat,
and taking selfs. Ina 2015 survey by Erie
Insurance, a third of drivers admitted to
texting while driving, Three-quartess said
they'd seen other drivers doit
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phones to include a “driver mode.” That
‘would block features that create distrac-
tions for drivers. Several states have
Increased the penalties for distracted driv
while driving, ° 1 Bwtbalyzer. The
Breathalyzer has long been
used by police to test the blood aleohol
level of drivers. An officer arriving at
the scene of an accident could use the
‘Textalyzer to tap into a phone to check
for recent activity. Failure to submit to
the test could lead tothe suspension of a
river's license,
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where people's behavior can change,”
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