DUI Defender

A few months ago I wrote about a topic covered by Time Magazine relating to distractions caused by cell phone use. In that article the author equated the distraction level as being that of a person driving with a .08 blood alcohol concentration. I recently came across a web site declaring war on cell phone using drivers. The discussion addresses many associated with use of cellular telephones including the DUI analysis made by Time magazine in December. The article includes statistics relating to the difference between hands free cellular phone use and hand held cellular use.

The article concludes there is no difference as the content of the conversation and not the use (or lack there of) of hands is the problem. The author continues on to analyze the effectiveness of laws directed at cellular phone use and the efficacy of additional laws to prevent cellular phone use in cars, period. While the use of phones continues to pose a risk similar to that of drunk driving, it continues on in a widespread fashion, there are no political action groups despite growing statistics demonstrating the risk and preventability of these accidents.

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