Not **just as dangerous**
Study after study has shown that handheld devices are TWENTY TIMES MORE DANGEROUS than having a .08 while driving.
I’m sorry, but the numbers don’t lie.
And while I would not do anything to pick on grieving parents, I’m not gonna get all heartbroke and riddled with angst over this. It was distracted/reckless driving.
She would have been far better off if she had been pulled over and ticketed and had her phone seized, eh?
IMHO anyone using one of these devices while driving needs to get pulled over, ticketed, and their insurance company notified ASAP!!
OK, “at least as dangerous” -
my point was that those who don’t want laws against this behavior are arguing that someone has a right to do something more dangerous than driving drunk.