Proposed Arizona Bill to Stop Teen Cell Use
As Arizona car accident lawyers, we believe it is a good idea to have laws that limit drivers’ cell phone use, especially if those drivers are teens. That’s because we see a lot of crashes caused by drivers who are distracted by their cell phones. These crashes can be serious and even deadly.
According to Fox 10, the American Automobile Association (AAA) and Arizona lawmakers are teaming up to create a bill that would limit teens’ use of cell phones while driving. They would be banned from texting as well as using their phones at all while driving. It would affect drivers with learners’ permits as well as those within a six month period after receiving a license. This could help reduce the number of accidents in the state.
Causes of Arizona Car Accidents
Many Arizona car accidents are caused by drivers who are distracted by their cell phones, even if they are not texting. Many drivers look down at their phones either to dial a number or to answer an incoming call, and that’s when accidents can happen. Rear-end collisions are highly likely as are failure to yield collisions.
Arizona Car Accident Statistics
According to the report in Fox 10, more than 60 percent of teens admit to talking on their phones while driving. Fifty percent make calls while driving, and 40 percent text while driving. In 2010, there were 19 teenage drivers between the ages of 15-19 years who were killed in Arizona car accidents, according to a study published by the Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT). There were another 3,078 injured in the same age group.
Contact an Arizona Personal Injury Attorney
If you were injured in an Arizona car accident caused by a distracted driver, contact an experienced Phoenix cell phone accident attorney. The Husband and Wife Law Team investigates each case to determine whether the driver who caused the accident was using a cell phone or was distracted or impaired at the time of the collision. We gather facts to use against that at-fault driver in order to recover compensation for our clients. Contact us at Breyer Law Offices, P.C. today for your complimentary consultation.
