The danger of accident while driving and text messaging demands action according to the American Medical Association

It may come as a surprise that at the American Medical Association’s (AMA) agreed to “lobby for more state legislation banning text-messaging while driving or operating machinery.â€� Numerous cities and states have already passed legislation making texting while driving illegal.

This position comes on the heels of a warning issued by the American College of Emergency Physicians. Members of that organization said they “had seen severe injuries and even deaths linked to texting while driving.�

Dr. Peter Carmel, a member of the AMA, said a recent study indicated that texting while driving “causes a
400 percent increase in time spent with eyes off the road. No one should have to worry that other drivers are focused on texting instead of traffic.� The new policy would also encourage doctors to take a preventive measure by advising patients of the dangers of texting while driving.