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Is a trucker texting ban justified?

Effective December 1st 2009, Colorado House Bill 09-1094 bans all juveniles from using a cell phone while driving, and all adult drivers from texting, reading, sending e-mails, or using a hand-held electronic device for anything other than making a phone call.Using the phone in violation of the new law is now a primary offense, which means that a police officer can stop a car if he has reason to believe this is the case.

Distracted driving is drawing the attention of legislators, research and safety organizations, and a wide range of interest groups. A surge of disastrous accidents caused by driver inattention in Colorado and elsewhere has taken alarming proportions, and the widespread use of hand-held electronic devices by car and truck drivers is clearly the main culprit.

If dialing a number on your cell phone is dangerous, texting and reading is the shortest way to disaster.

A recent study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has shown that for a driver, the key to safely using a phone is keeping the eyes on the road. The study further showed that text messaging had the longest duration of eyes-off-road time (4.6 seconds over a 6 second interval). This equates to a driver traveling the length of a football field at 55 mph without looking at the roadway. The risk of crashing while texting is twenty-three times as high as for non-distracted driving. (source VTTI)

The conclusion is obvious: just like you wouldn't drive with your eyes shut, texting or reading behind the wheel needs to be banned.

A distracted truck driver can inflict devastating damage by running a stop light or rear-ending a car. If you or a loved one have been the victim of such an accident in the Colorado Springs, or Denver areas, successfully winning full and just compensation will be an uphill battle. You will have to assess the responsibility of the transport company and the truck driver, collect witness reports, deal with wrongful death or the complex medical issues related to severe injuries, cope with insurance companies' defensive tactics and sneaky claims adjusters, calculate loss of income and long-term medical or disability expenses, evaluate pain and suffering, and much more.

Can Colorado Springs Auto Accidents Attorney Robert J. Anderson help you? Yes, and please let his experience, his results and his exceptional client satisfaction record speak for themselves.

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