Multiple countries across the globe and thirty-nine states in the U.S. have banned the act of sending ??text messages?? (or ??short message service,?? SMS) on handheld cell phones while behind the wheel of a car.1 The scientific research shows texting to result in substantial driver distraction.2 And a rough consensus between science, policy, and public opinion appears to be emerging that the distraction caused by the acts of physically typing into a phone and looking at a screen constitutes a significant threat to traffic safety.
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