Philadelphia Car Accident Attorney Calls Legislators To Action To Make It Mandatory To Prevent Text Messaging While Operating A Motor Vehicle
It is now becoming commonplace in my law practice to review cases involving catastrophic injuries and fatalities that involve the operator of a motor vehicle sending a text message while driving. Unfortunately, too many bad things happen to good people that could have been easily prevented and although text messaging while driving is dangerous, it is legal in all too many states and jurisdictions.
Last week Mississippi lawmakers passed a Senate bill with an amendment that bans text messaging while driving for those with intermediate licenses and temporary learning and driving permits. I feel that the ban on text messaging should apply to all motor vehicle operators. Any critics of the ban on texting while driving state that it is an example of over government regulation. However, when you sit in the shoes of this experienced car accident attorney, there is a lot to learn when you see cases involving amputations, wrongful deaths and traumatic brain injury due to the fact that the operator of the vehicle was not paying attention. A motor vehicle operated by someone who is not paying complete attention to the rules of the road is just as dangerous as a gun or any other weapon. Driving a motor vehicle is a privilege and not a right and there should be certain rules and regulations passed that insure that one safely complies with this privilege.
If you or a loved has been injured as the result of a car accident, please contact the Philadelphia car accident lawyers at Reiff and Bily at 1-800-421-9595 or online at www.reiffandbily.com.
