Altizer Law, P.C., Personal Injury Lawyers in Roanoke, Virginia
What is the true effectiveness of seatbelts? For many years, we have heard government agencies and automakers tout the number of lives saved by seatbelts. But we have also heard about defective seatbelts and airbags that fail to protect drivers and their passengers. Laws in most states require the use of seatbelts, child seats, and more. Several types of vehicle safety equipment are now required in every car or truck that comes off an assembly line. Are they effective?
If we want to reduce the number of auto and vehicle crashes, we must figure out how to stop people from using smartphones while driving. Some experts and analysts say many of us have a smartphone addiction. This, they say, is the root of the distracted driving problem. The evidence that smartphone use while driving is dangerous is overwhelming. Yet we cannot seem to put down the phone when we get behind the wheel.
