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Originally Posted by Daradon
Distracted driving accidents and fatalities are just about mirroring drunk driving aren't they?
Funny thing about stigmas. 'But I was just checking my phone!' Sounds a lot better than, 'I had six beers last night.' But it's not.
There's no reason to drive doing either.
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Using cell phones while driving is about where drinking and driving was in 1981. It's considered kinda naughty, but not taken especially seriously by most folks. It will take some high-profile fatalities (which is inevitable given the number of collisions distracted driving is responsible for) to really change attitudes. Families. Kids. Maybe a celebrity or two.
Though we may not see the social stigma ever reach drinking and driving levels, because it's a lot harder to vilify a cute 19 year old girl or a 46 year old mother of two than it is vilify a bleary, hard-boozing 38 year old male.