Cell phone use is a major contributing factor in car accidents today. As a Maryland car accident lawyer, Stuart L. Plotnick has seen too many lives devastated by drivers who chose cell phone distractions over safety. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
- You are 23 times more likely to get into a motor vehicle accident if you text while driving
- Over 800,000 vehicles are being driven every moment during the day by someone using a handheld device
- 16 percent of all distracted driving accidents involve drivers under 20 years old
The text or the call can wait. It’s just not worth your life or someone else’s. The states are starting to come to terms with these dangers and mandate that we put the phone down while we’re driving.
- Maryland and Washington DC ban all handheld cell phone use including texting while driving.
- Virginia bans texting while driving and handheld cell phone use for novice drivers (under 18).
If you’ve been the victim of a car accident because someone else decided to use their cell phone while driving, please contact the Law Offices of Stuart L. Plotnick for your free consultation with an experienced Maryland car accident lawyer.