Wisconsin Teens Who Can’t Stay Away From Their Cell Phones

Teens on their cell phones should stay away from the wheel. The concern for teens on handheld phones during their driver learning process is justified. Teens above average use cell phones, combined with their lack of driving experience and makes teen driving a particularly risky undertaking, that could lead to a very serious Wisconsin car crash.
However, any driver, whatever the age and experience, using a cell phone while driving, puts him or herself in serious danger as well as others. A prominent transportation technology institute has recommended, in a recent study, that all motorists should be banned from texting while driving.
Texting has grown in popularity and handheld phones are now routinely connected to the internet. This creates a new situation where cell phone users are warned that a Facebook or email message has arrived, they may even read or reply to these messages while driving. Dialing a cell phone already increases the risk of a serious Milwaukee car crash by a factor of 2.8, but reading a text, or sending a message increases the likelihood of a crash anywhere between 4 and 24 times.
The most dangers moments happen as soon as a driver has his or her eyes away from the road, hand away from the steering wheel, or mind away from surrounding traffic. These situations can lead to a dangerous distracted driving accident in Illinois, Wisconsin or anywhere in the US.
If you have been injured in a distracted driver accident in Wisconsin or Illinois, contact the attorneys of Hupy & Abraham today at 800-800-5676 (toll-free) or 414-223-4800 (local) for a free evaluation of your case, or send us an e-mail with your questions. Hupy & Abraham have lawyer offices in Milwaukee, Madison, Appleton in Wisconsin, and Gurnee and Bloomington in Illinois.