A new study has just reveled that Virginia is the worst state for phone distracted drivers.
I also live right next to another top ten worst states, Maryland. Based on my personal experience I am surprised Maryland was not at the top of the list.
Zendrive’s study ranked all 50 states and the District of Columbia on distracted driving and calls out “phone addicts as the primary cause.
This study was based on 160 billion miles driven by 60 million drivers.
You can check out the study for yourself here!
NOW DO NOT GET YOUR HOPES UP, this was not a study to help motorcycles, quite the opposite.
Zendrive, in a very cursory review, is a proponent of “Vision Zero” and “Road to Zero”. Both efforts are to reduce traffic deaths/injuries to zero. The only way you can do that is to get rid of motorcycles.
Getting rid of motorcycles was even a tenant of the early Vision Zero leaders until they got to much heat. Several of those “safety leaders” have made multiple statements suggesting that motorcycles and Vision Zero could never find a real consensus.
Now almost every state and most countries have Vision Zero political organizations advocating to politicians about “saving the children”. Do your own research and come to your own conclusions.
Riding a motorcycle you have to me much more aware of your surroundings. Its bad enough drivers do not see motorcyclists even worse when SOME IDIOT is on a phone. furthermore when a motorcyclist drives his or her car I think they are more vigilant.
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