Concern over motorists distracting themselves with textual matter messages has grown over the past couple days. So much so that US senators have proposed a nationwide texting-piece-driving prohibition. But, how does that sit with the American English people? According to a new survey from Nationwide Insurance, 80% of surveyed Americans indicated that they would support legislating that would ban drivers from sending text messages from rump the bicycle. We can’t say we’re surprised.
Support for texting-and-driving bans came from all walks of life. It wasn’t just the older Americans that voiced worry over offspring switcher-snappers texting away on their new-fangled mobile thingamajigs. Mobile River savvy Americans from the Gen X (33-44) and Gen Y (21-32) crowd showed resounding support for texting restrictions. Areas with a high gear mobile usage and high gear reliance on cars also showed strong support for these prohibition.
“In recent months, the debate about the dangers of driving piece distracted (DWD) has intensified as more and more states consider taking legislative action,” said Bill Windsor, Nationwide’s Safety Officer. “The study results confirm that there is strong populace documentation for banning texting piece driving. It also provides insight into support for additional restrictions policymakers may want to consider.”
Basically, citizenry in life in areas where tons of other people are exploitation cellphones ar more very supportive of any texting bans. Even more so when cars ar an integral part of daily liveliness (west and northeast regions). Imagine that.
And, these same citizenry are apparently willing to changing their drive-piece-texting habits in the face of new legislation. The study shows that 82% of respondents would stopover sending textual matter messages from rump the bicycle if new laws made it illegal to to so.
With those senators pushing for a nationwide prohibition on texting while drive, and the bulk of Americans supporting such bans, it looks like the US on the cusp of sweeping legislation that will make roads safer for us all. Next up, what to do about soccer moms ferry their one tyke in an oversized SUV?