For quite a while I have been clear in my warnings and pleas to stop distracted drivers. Yet every day I see people texting and talking on the phones while driving. Driving and paying attention is not their major focus or concern. They are ticking time bombs and accidents waiting to happen. In Las Vegas texting and driving is a recipe for disaster. Don’t do it. Stop and think. Stop and think of someone other than yourself. Do not ruin someone else’s life because you needed to send a text message while you were driving.

I recently reported that Oprah Winfrey joined in the battle against distracted drivers who are causing serious injuries across America. Today it is reported that physicians should tell their patients not to send text messages or use their cell phones while driving. In the New England Journal of Medicine doctors are asked to advise patients against texting and cell phones the same as they warn patients against smoking or supporting the use of seat belts.

In addition to the article instructing doctors to warn patients against driving and texting, the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved the Distracted Driving Prevention Act. The Distracted Driving Prevention Act provides incentives to states with distracted driving regulations. According to the Senator who co-sponsored the bill, “It’s a proven fact that distracted driving causes thousands of deaths and injuries every year.”

It is time for Nevada to ban texting while driving. It is time for Nevada to ban talking on a cell phone unless the driver has a hands free device. If you are in Las Vegas and you cause an accident and injure an innocent person because of your distracted driving, I will sue you for the injuries and damages you cause. With or without a distracted driver law in Nevada, i will seek punitive damages against you. That is extra money beyond my clients damages for injuries to punish you and make an example of you. That is money you will have to pay because your insurance does not cover you for punitive damage awards. Think about how much money your next text message is really worth while you are driving. Is the text message really so important that you are willing to risk your entire financial future for it. Is it worth a serious lifetime injury. Probably not. Just don’t do it.

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