January 2nd, 2023 / by PaperStreet Web Design - Category Car Accidents
Drunk Driving vs. Distracted Driving: Can You Tell Which is Dangerous
Texting and Driving Accidents
Distracted driving like Texting and Driving Accidents are serious problems in California and throughout the country. According to data collected by the National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration, roughly 481,000 drivers in the United States use their cell phones while driving on a daily basis. And the number of deaths attributable to distracted driving on an annual basis (in 2016 alone) is 3,450, with injuries pegged at roughly 391,000 (in 2015 alone).
Other safety organizations, such as the National Safety Council, estimate that texting while driving is six times more likely to lead to death or injury than drunk driving.
Distracted Driving Qualifies as Negligence
Texting while driving is certainly negligence in most cases (except in situations involving hands-free voice-to-text usage). Still, establishing liability for Texting and Driving Accidents is not always straightforward.
There are primarily two ways in which defendants may attempt to avoid liability for texting and driving.
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