Texting Drivers Are Making American Roads Even Worse
New hands-free regulations are having little impact in California and Washington. The results may be deadly.
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If you’re driving right now, it’s far more likely you are reading this on your phone than you would have been a year ago.
Despite a harrowing surge in traffic fatalities, American drivers appear to be getting worse at avoiding Instagram, e-mail and other mobile-phone distractions while driving. More people are using their phones at the wheel, and for longer periods of time, according to a study published Tuesday from Zendrive, a San Francisco-based startup that tracks phone use for auto insurers and ride-hailing fleets.