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LOL? Texting While Driving Is No Laughing Matter: Proposing a Coordinated Response to Curb This Dangerous Activity

Author: Alexis M. Farris (Washington University School of Law)

Abstract

The Article focuses on the dangers of engaging in text messaging (texting) while driving. Topics include how texting has contributed to an increase in cellular telephone-related automobile accidents, the prevalence of drivers who text in the U.S., and movements to ban the operation of cellular telephones while driving a vehicle.

Keywords: Cell phones & traffic accidents, Traffic accidents, Text messages (Telephone systems), Automobile driving hazards

How to Cite: Farris, A. (2011) “LOL? Texting While Driving Is No Laughing Matter: Proposing a Coordinated Response to Curb This Dangerous Activity”, Washington University Journal of Law and Policy. 36(1).