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The Anti-Distracted Driving Act (ADDA), officially designated as Republic Act No. 10913, is a Philippine law that prohibits distracted driving by restricting and penalizing the use of mobile phones and other electronics devices while driving on any public thoroughfare, highway, or street in the Philippines. [1]
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. This week the Crawford County Sheriff's Office and other agencies are stepping up enforcement.
Traffic law in the Philippines consists of multiple laws that govern the regulation and management of road transportation and the conduct of road users within the country. The official and latest traffic code of the Philippines is Republic Act No. 4136, also known as the "Land Transportation and Traffic Code", which was enacted into law on June ...
In the United States, automobile crashes due to distracted driving are increasing even after the passage of laws intended to lessen such use while driving. Using a cell phone while driving increases the driver's risk of causing a crash. Drivers can become distracted, decreasing the driver's awareness on the road, leading to more car crashes.
Westfield used data from the Governors Highway Safety Association to determine which states have the strictest distracted driving laws regarding electronic device use.
Texting and Driving Simulator As we all know, texting and driving is extremely dangerous, as is shown in the video above. However, this notion does not necessarily stop people from distracted driving.
As a form of distracted driving, texting while driving significantly increases the chances that a driver will be involved in a motor vehicle accident. [6]The scientific literature on the dangers of driving while sending a text message from a mobile phone, or driving while texting, is limited but growing.
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. Cellular device use while behind the wheel is one of the most common forms of distracted driving.