Federal Ban on Bus Drivers & Truckers Text-Messaging While Driving
On Wednesday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a federal ban on drivers of commercial vehicles, including buses and semi-trailer trucks, from text-messaging while driving. Click here to read an article on the ban posted at www.washingtonpost.com.
This ban comes in the wake of a recent study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, which found texting truckers to be 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash or near crash. Distracted driving has become a concern of Congress, and many view this ban as a first step in passing more laws and bans to eliminate or reduce cellphone use among drivers.
However, some are skeptical of the effect the ban will have in reducing the number of motor vehicle accidents, questioning whether the ban can be enforced strongly enough to actually deter and reduce texting by commercial drivers.
