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Topic    Should regulations regarding the use of cell phones while driving be standardized?

Two reasons

Using cell phones while driving increase the level of a health hazard. Cases of fatal road accidents associated with the dangerous use of cell phones while driving are common. This topic aims at developing understanding of the public health issue underlying the use of cell phones while driving. The second reason for choosing this topic is to develop an understanding of how different states impose the traffic rules associated with use of cell phones while driving. Using a cell phone while driving has different disciplinary actions for drivers and this research will aim at finding documenting the different regulations while outlining the possibility of the standardizing these laws.

Defensive thesis: Traffic rules standardization that will govern against the use of cell phones while driving will reduce road accidents.

Audience: The audience of this research paper is the public including law enforcement officers. This paper should explain to the public and law enforcement institutions should understand why tolerating cell phone usage while driving is a public health hazard. The law enforcement institution has powers to influence traffic law and regulations. This population can make the traffic laws uniform in the country. The consumers, who are considered drivers and car owners are an important audience who need information about the risks associated with driving while under the influence of cell phones.

Scope: This paper will explore the current extreme laws that govern the use of cell phone while driving among the States in the U.S. The paper will outline the court cases that have involved the offense of violating traffic rules while driving.

Question: Are traffic laws different standards of using cell phones while driving among the U.S. States. This question will guide the population in developing different standards that govern against traffic laws in the U.S.

Research Plan: This research will utilize qualitative research method that will be conducted through literature review. The literature review will be done from research that has been published in the past ten years. The research unit for the study will be all states of the U.S. regardless of their laws against the use of cell phones while driving.

Sources

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2)      Nelson, E., Atchley, P., & Little, T. D. (2009). The effects of perception of risk and importance of answering and initiating a cellular phone call while driving. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 41(3), 438-444.

3) Horrey, W. J., & Wickens, C. D. (2006). Examining the impact of cell phone conversations on driving using meta-analytic techniques. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 48(1), 196-205.

4) Gras, M. E., Cunill, M., Sullman, M. J., Planes, M., Aymerich, M., & Font-Mayolas, S. (2007). Mobile phone use while driving in a sample of Spanish university workers. Accident Analysis & Prevention, 39(2), 347-355.

5) Klauer, S. G., Dingus, T. A., Neale, V. L., Sudweeks, J. D., & Ramsey, D. J. (2006). The impact of driver inattention on near-crash/crash risk: An analysis using the 100-car naturalistic driving study data.

6) Farmer, C. M., Braitman, K. A., & Lund, A. K. (2010). Cell phone use while driving and attributable crash risk. Traffic injury prevention, 11(5), 466-470.