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Drive Safe Iowa is an advocacy group that focuses on traffic safety. According to the U.S. Transportation Department, 9-people die everyday due to distracted driving. Iowa DOT reports 11 people died from distracted driving in 2021.
CORALVILLE, IOWA (March 24, 2023) — Drive Safe Iowa is pleased to announce that SF547 on handsfree/distracted driving has passed in the Iowa Senate with an overwhelming vote of 47-3. This critical bill aims to reduce the number of accidents caused by distracted driving and improve road safety in Iowa."We applaud the Iowa Senate for passing SF547, and we thank Senator [Mark]