Distracted driving—from tooth flossing to texting to changing clothes while behind the wheel—played a role in 190 fatal accidents and many more injuries in New Jersey in 2014. It was the top cause of fatal collisions that year, according to State Police.
Given such statistics, work to tackle the problem of distracted driving offers New Jersey our greatest opportunity to reduce deaths and injuries from auto accidents. To that end, Assemblyman Nicholas Chiaravalloti, D-Hudson, and I have sponsored A-1908, which would make distracted driving illegal.
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