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Driver’s Behavior Linked to Majority of Accidents
In a recent study, over 95 percent of auto accidents in the US were linked to some level of driver’s behavior—something which can be effectively address if traffic laws will have a stiffer penalty against violators.
Traffic Laws in the US
- Cell phone ban
In a study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting drivers are 23 times more likely to crash compared to “undistracted” drivers.
If this result is not alarming enough, a separate study shows that at any time of the day, about 10 percent of drivers are operating cell phones and other communication devices used in sending, messaging, and reading text messages.
Because several studies have clearly shown the danger of “distracted driving”, several states ban the use of communication devices while driving.
Some safety groups have also urged the government to pass a federal ban on the use of cell phones. To make this proposed law more effective, some lawmakers even suggested to reduce the highway funds of any state that will not impose cell phone ban on drivers. - Speed law
The American Journal of Public Health conducted a study showing the relation between speed limit law and the rate of accidents.
According to the result, states which follow the highway speed limit of 55 mph have lower traffic fatality rates compared to states which have 65 mph speed limit.
The researchers who conducted the study said that raising the speed limit to 65 mph has increased the rate of accidents in interstate highways by 9.1 percent, and 4 percent in urban interstate.
With the result of the study, the researchers concluded that the current federal speed limit of 65 mph should be lowered to 55 mph.
Before 1974, the US followed the 55 mph speed limit which was later increased to 65 mph by the Congress. This change has been adopted by 41 states while some jurisdictions stick to the older speed limit. - Legal drinking age limit
Before 1975, the legal drinking age limit in the US was 18 years old. However, safety regulators and researchers have discovered that increasing the drinking age limit can significantly reduce the rate of road fatalities in the country.
So in 1984, the federal government passed the Uniform Drinking Age Act which mandates that any state that will not increase its drinking age limit will have its highway funds reduced.
This federal law was based on several studies showing that a higher drinking age can significantly reduce alcohol-related accidents.
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