In response to texting-related road traffic accidents, the National Transportation Safety Board has openly called for a national ban on the use of cell phones and other portable electronic devices while driving.
If adopted, it would be the first of its kind nationwide. Although many states have already banned texting while driving, enforcement differs state-to-state.
There is no certainty that last month’s proposed ban will take place, however, it has triggered conversation concerning how mobile phones impact accident and personal injury compensation claims. In a letter to the Wall Street Journal, a Boulder, CO man conjectured that insurance companies could reduce careless driving by refusing to pay compensation claims on road traffic accidents caused by a texting driver.
Yet denying coverage is not so straightforward, noted insurance companies and consumer advocates (more…)
