Lawyers targeting employers of people who cause cell phone-related car accidents

Tue, 05 Jun 2012 14:02:00 -0500

In an effort to hold someone liable for car accidents caused by people talking on cell phones, lawyers are increasingly turning to the employers of the drivers, reasoning that there's a good chance people were either taking a business call or talking on a work-provided phone.

George

Wed, 06 Jun 2012 23:06:17 -0500

I listened to the report yesterday and they kept throwing out a statistic that for the last 60 years, 100 people are killed each day in auto accidents. If cell phones are the big distraction that they are now and they have been around for the last 15 years or so, what was the prevailing cause for the previous 45 years?

Distracted driving is distracted driving whether it's caused by a cell phone, billboards (static and animated), other occupants in the car (i.e. unruly children) and yes, even listening to NPR on the radio.

Exercise personal responsibility and drive within your capabilities. Else, be prepared to live (if you're lucky) with the consequences.

PRI: Public Radio International

Lawyers targeting employers of people who cause cell phone-related car accidents

George