Wed
Mar 15 2023
09:04 am
By: jbr
According to the Tennessee Department of Safety and Homeland Security from February 2022 to January 2023 a crash that involved a distracted driver occurred nearly every 25 minutes.
Bill cracking down on distracted driving may be too severe, some say
My impression is the hands free Distracted driving law isn't enforced much, if any.
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