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There is evidence that distracted driver laws actually INCREASE the incidence of distraction related accidents.
The possible explanation is that in States with distracted driver laws, drivers still use their mobile devices, but attempt to hide the device out of sight. This results in greater time with eyes off the road. So the laws to decrease the incidence of these traffic accidents paradoxically may increase them.
The ideal solution may be a campaign to make device use socially unacceptable, but not illegal.
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