How come that the second safest country to drive in allow the use of mobile phones while driving, when it’s forbidden in the rest of the world?
The European average fatalities per million inhabitants is 55. Sweden has 31 fatalities, worse is Leetonia with 100 but UK has only 28 fatalities, according to UNECE.
The number one cause of car accidents is not a criminal that drove drunk, sped or ran a red light. Distracted drivers are the top cause of car accidents today. I do agree it’s dangerous to text, managing a crying baby or speeding being late…
However my personal feeling is that drivers take greater risks hiding their phones from the police by keeping them more unseen, rather than drivers who keep their phone in front of them, in the line of action.
My conclusion is that you should not be texting on the phone, eating or picking up your kids toys while driving in heavy traffic... And if we then stick to the statistics, it is safer to teach people to drive properly with a phone, than simply banning phone use while driving, or?