Congressional Democrats Announce Distracted Driving Bill
Each year, about 3,000 people in the United States are killed in crashes involving distracted drivers.
April 30, 2021 • Three Democratic members of Congress have introduced a bill aimed at reducing crashes involving distracted drivers and preventing first responder roadside deaths.
U.S. Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin, Sen. Tammy Duckworth and Rep. Cheri Bustos, all from Illinois, announced the measure, called the Protecting Roadside First Responders Act. It would require that safety technologies to counter distracted driving be installed in all new vehicles, and would provide states with funding to add digital alert technology to trigger “move over” warnings in navigation apps.
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