Re:American drivers even more distracted by phones. Pedestri...
by johnea on Friday February 23, 2024 @11:42AM
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> The United States is increasingly an outlier when it comes to...
...any form of industry regulation.
Don't expect this to improve. The US is firmly entrenched in 1950s arrested development.
WRT pedestrian deaths, pedestrian cell phone usage is also culpable, but cell phone use behind the wheel, especially at freeway speeds, is straight up criminal negligence.
But everyone knows: "driving is such a distraction from playing w/ the phone"...
...any form of industry regulation.
Don't expect this to improve. The US is firmly entrenched in 1950s arrested development.
WRT pedestrian deaths, pedestrian cell phone usage is also culpable, but cell phone use behind the wheel, especially at freeway speeds, is straight up criminal negligence.
But everyone knows: "driving is such a distraction from playing w/ the phone"...