Distracted driving is a contributing factor in thousands of auto accidents each year in the United States alone. Many states have already passed or are considering legislation to ban sending text messages while driving. But some smartphones allow the user to speak text messages aloud, which the phone then transcribes into a text message. Generally, state laws against texting while driving appear not to prohibit the use of the voice-to-text, or voice transcription features. Similarly, existing laws regulating cell phone conversations while driving generally allow conversations via hands-free devices. Therefore, the legislative bias appears to be in favor of keeping the driver’s hands on the wheel as opposed to eliminating distractions.<\/p>\n
Perhaps legislators are simply focusing on passing more practical and politically palatable laws instead of more stringent ones. Or perhaps they truly believe that hands-free devices eliminate or significantly reduce the distraction mobile gadgets present. Drivers who text while using hands-free (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Distracted driving is a contributing factor in thousands of auto accidents each year in the United States alone. Many states have already passed or are considering legislation to ban sending text messages while driving. But some smartphones allow the user…<\/span><\/p>\n