Why doesn CAA support a full ban on cell phone use by drivers?
A. It’s a popular cause, to be sure, but CAA believes that simply banning cell phone use in vehicles is not a real solution to the problem of distracted driving. Distracted driving is a much larger issue that includes eating, drinking and even changing CDs while driving. While polls and surveys have shown that banning cell phone use by motorists is popular and supported by many people and politicians, it is still only one distraction that people can easily see and identify, making it an easy target. People would be just as outraged if all distractions were as obvious as cell phones, but they are often unaware that a driver can be dangerously distracted by operating a CD player, eating French fries, managing children, or daydreaming about their stock portfolio. At CAA we believe we can better address the problem by helping people manage their own distractions through education. CAA supports restricting cell phone use by novice drivers while they learn to become safe drivers, and also re
