Chicago DUI attorney comments on the increasing reach of the Distracted Driving campaign

This Chicago DUI attorney has posted here, here, and here about distracted driving.

Today marks the second Distracted Driving Summit held in Washington D.C.

From fastlane.gov:

We have so much to discuss today because, last year, distraction-related crashes killed at least 5,500 people and injured more than 450,000 others.

But those statistics don't even begin to tell the real story of this deadly epidemic. Each one of those 5,500 killed means an uninvited telephone call from a state trooper. Each one of those nearly half a million injured may mean months of painful rehabilitation.

Yesterday, I met with more than a dozen victims of distracted driving--daughters who lost parents, mothers and fathers who lost children. And today, those brave family members will gather at the summit and tell their stories in the hope that someone will listen, that someone will nod in agreement and say, "She's right; that text message or that cell phone call is not worth it."

The research presented today will confirm what I've been saying over and over for the past 12 months: you cannot text or talk on the phone while driving safely. You just can't do it.

Whoa!  Did you read that?  Yep, we’ve gone from an anti-texting and driving stance that has been expanded to include talking on the phone while driving.  Please note, there’s no mention of talking on a headset being safer.