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Distracted Driving

Is Iowa’s Texting Law Enough?. Distracted Driving. Alexis Jackson. Distracted Driving Case. Allison Smith Saint Ansgar, Iowa Seventeen years old. Current Law and the debate. Law against cellphone use while driving 17 years old and younger: no use of cellphone

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Distracted Driving

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  1. Is Iowa’s Texting Law Enough? Distracted Driving Alexis Jackson

  2. Distracted Driving Case • Allison Smith • Saint Ansgar, Iowa • Seventeen years old

  3. Current Law and the debate • Law against cellphone use while driving • 17 years old and younger: no use of cellphone • 18 years old and older: limited use • Is the law enough? • Stricter to include all distracted driving • Eliminate the law altogether

  4. Increase Strictness • Senate File 33 • Repeal current law • Include all forms of distracted driving • “I’ve seen individuals eating bowls of cereal, I’ve seen men combing their hair, I’ve seen women putting makeup on...” (Bright, Globe Gazette). • Funding • Revenue from fines • Enacting new laws expensive • U.S Dept. of Transportation Grant program

  5. Eliminate Current Law • Broad definition of distracted driving • Tod Bowman worries, “the bill’s definition is so broad that someone could get pulled over for eating a hamburger…” (“Iowa Senate Bill”) • Increase in racial profiling • The types of laws are ineffective • Increases distraction for drivers • Highway Loss Data Institute study

  6. Mediated Compromise • Leave the current law alone • Too broad • Increase consequences • Increase public awareness and educate drivers • Drivers Education classes • Seminars on distracted driving

  7. Works Cited 2012. Photograph. Saint Ansgar, Iowa. Fox 47. WorldNow and KXLT, 17 Feb. 2012. Web. 16 Apr. 2013. "Defining Distracted Driving Is Stalling Legislative Efforts." Mason City Globe Gazette. Mason City Globe Gazette. 24 Mar. 2013. Web. 26 Mar. 2013. "Highway Loss Data Institute Bulletin: Texting Laws and Collision Claim Frequencies." Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Highway Loss Data Institute,, Sept. 2010. Web. 26 Mar. 2013. "Iowa Senate Bill to Ban Distracted Driving May Be Dead This Session." Des Moines Register. Des Moines Register, 19 Feb. 2013. Web. 11 Apr. 2013.

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