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Perspective

Feb. 17, 2012

Distracted driving: California’s legislative response

Driver distractions are the leading cause of the majority of vehicle crashes and near-crashes. By Lincoln D. Bandlow of Lathrop & Gage LLP


By Lincoln D. Bandlow


We all know that California has a car culture. We spend a lot of time behind the wheel of a car. Unfortunately, many of us spend that time doing a number of things other than doing the one and only thing that must be done: paying attention to the task of driving the car.


These other than driving activities fall into three general types of distractions identified by the California Department of Motor Vehicles: visual distractions (...

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