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Study Analyzing Connection Between Texting and Crashes Leads to Call for National Legislation to Ban Texting While Driving

According to a study widely reported in the media last week, researchers investigating the effect of personal technology on roadway safety found that texting truckers are 23 times as likely as their non-texting counterparts to be involved in a crash or a near miss. Researchers analyzed commercial trucking data from 2004 to 2007 that involved 203 truckers and 3 million miles of driving.

The study has catalyzed a group of Democratic senators led by New York’s Charles Schumer to introduce legislation that would ban texting while driving throughout the United States.

We will keep our readers apprised of developments.

About the <span>Author</span>

About the Author

Tom D'Amore is the founder of D'Amore Law Group and a trial attorney with over 30 years of experience representing injured people and their families across the West Coast, securing more than $325 million in recoveries. He handles cases involving car accidents, trucking accidents, construction injuries, medical malpractice, and sexual abuse. Licensed in Oregon, Washington, and California, Tom is the only NBTA board-certified truck accident attorney in Oregon. He is a national Board of Governors member, past Executive Committee member, and past Budget and Audit Chair of the American Association for Justice, as well as past President of the Oregon Trial Lawyers Association and an Eagle member of the Washington State Association for Justice.
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