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Killer Cell Phones And Complacent Companies: How Apple Fails To Cure Distracted Driving Fatalities, Summer Galitz
Killer Cell Phones And Complacent Companies: How Apple Fails To Cure Distracted Driving Fatalities, Summer Galitz
University of Miami Law Review
With an astounding 1.6 million car crashes occurring each year due to cell phone use while driving, it is clear that the United States is suffering from a serious epidemic of pervasive cell phone use while driving. Although a majority of Americans clearly understand the hazards and dangers involved in texting while driving, cell phone addiction continues to keep drivers glued to their phones. Apple has a tool at its disposal to ensure that drivers no longer use their cell phones while they are driving, yet it has failed to implement its technology. Apple's Driver Handheld Computing Device Lock-Out patent, …