WEST BEND - If you thought drivers talking on hand-held cell
phones in Wisconsin were putting you and themselves at risk on the
road, a recent survey by road officials failed to prove that point.
The Wisconsin State Patrol, in conjunction with the Department of
Transportation’s Division of Motor Vehicles and Bureau of
Transportation Safety, surveyed crashes in Wisconsin in an attempt
to determine if there was any relationship between the use of
hand-held cell phones by drivers involved in crashes and the crashes
themselves.
The State Patrol’s survey does not indicate a definable
relationship between the two, which may be disconcerting to those
who perceived drivers talking on cell phones as not paying attention
to their own driving.
But should laws govern the use of cell phones by motorists?
In California, texting is not allowed for drivers under 18.
Connecticut, Illinois and D.C. have similar laws.
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