{"id":116,"date":"2013-06-10T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-06-10T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/seidmanlaw-net.lawblogger.net\/blog\/federal-funding-could-be-key-to-distracted-driving-laws\/"},"modified":"2022-06-29T17:10:47","modified_gmt":"2022-06-29T22:10:47","slug":"federal-funding-could-be-key-to-distracted-driving-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/federal-funding-could-be-key-to-distracted-driving-laws\/","title":{"rendered":"Federal Funding Could Be Key To Distracted Driving Laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"item-meta h3\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/category\/firm-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Firm News<\/a> | June 10, 2013<\/p>\n<p>When asked in a survey, 94 percent of drivers acknowledged that texting behind the wheel is dangerous. That survey, conducted in 2011, was one of the first to identify a serious problem in targeting distracted driving. While admitting the practice was dangerous, one-third of survey respondents indicated that they had texted while driving in previous month. They knew it was dangerous, but they did it anyway. Awareness campaigns and data indicated an increase in fatal <a href=\"\/chicago-car-accident-lawyer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">car accidents<\/a> caused by distracted driving do not seem to be enough. The question is, what can states do to get drivers to put down their phones?<\/p>\n<p>The federal government is hoping to help states cross that divide by providing funding to states that taken certain measures against texting behind the wheel. To qualify for funds under the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, states must make distracted driving a primary offense, ban texting even while a driver is stopped at a traffic light, allow police to fine texters for a first offense, provide escalated fines for later offenses, and, finally, add distracted driving issues to the driver&#8217;s license exam.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seidmanlaw.net\/blog\/federal-funding-could-be-key-to-distracted-driving-laws\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Federal Funding Could Be Key To Distracted Driving Laws\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Firm News | June 10, 2013 When asked in a survey, 94 percent of drivers acknowledged that texting behind the wheel is dangerous. That survey, conducted in 2011, was one of the first to identify a serious problem in targeting distracted driving. 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