March 26, 2023 Distracted Driving Telephone Town Hall

27/03/2023 59 min

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Episode Synopsis

Listen to Santa Clara County Supervisor Joe Simitian, County Sheriff Robert Jonsen and Dr. Sarah Rudman, deputy public health officer,  for a telephone town hall on distracted driving. 
In 2008, California implemented a law, authored by then Senator Simitian, requiring cell phones be used hands free while behind the wheel. The year following the state’s first “hands free” law, traffic fatalities dropped 20%. In 2023, distracted driving is still a concern with 13% of all car crashes due to drivers being distracted by their cell phone use.
All distractions endanger driver, passenger, and bystander safety. Please listen to the telephone town hall to learn more.