Safe Phone Zone Research Paper

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According to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), hand-held use and cellphone use by young drivers is not banned like in other states. Florida does have a ban on texting for drivers of all ages, however, it is only a secondary law. Under secondary laws, officers must have another reason to pull a driver over before they can ticket them for cellphone use. On the other hand, The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has paired with GEICO Insurance to make “Safe Phone Zones.” These zones are supposed to allow drivers to stop to use their mobile devices. Florida has 64 rest areas marked as Safe Zones, which is more than any other state, according to FDOT. Yet, there has been no proof to show that these “Safe Phone Zones” actually