Britain Gets Tough on drivers who Text while Driving

A hearbreaking story in The New York Times of a young woman who has been sentenced to a high-security women’s prison, for killing someone much like herself, while texting and driving.

... Britain’s new guidelines state that using a hand-held phone when causing a death will “always make the offense more serious” in terms of punishment and lead to prison time. Texting is given special treatment.

emily | 8:22 AM | Cell Phones while driving/flying/sailing |
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