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The Difference Between DUI and DWT is….?

By Lawrence Eric Taylor, Esq.

A rash of recent studies confirm that DWT (driving while texting) is more dangerous than DUI.  For that matter, so is driving while talking on a cell phone.  See, for example,  my previous posts Inebriated or Texting: Which is More Dangerous While Driving?  and Feds Crack Down on DUI…and Cover Up DWT.  Presumably, the punishment for DWT reflects the greater danger, right? Wrong.  Think $50 fine.  In fact, in most states DWT isn’t even a crime.    Real Penalties Would Deter Cell Use and Texting While Driving Los Angeles, CA.  – There are some 270 million cell phones in the U.S. at the moment (out of a population of some 307 million people)...continue to full post

Full post as published by DUI Blog on September 04, 2009 (boomark / email).