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Restrictions on cell phone use while driving in the United States

High school (ages 12+)
Safety & Emergency

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/restrictions-on-cell-phone-use-while-driving-in-the-united-states

Step 2 · Questions

  1. 1. What is the enforcement difficulty?

  2. 2. Why do some states ban using phones while driving?

  3. 3. What is a graduated driver licensing program?

Step 3 · Words to know

Write what each word means, using the article.

  • Cognitive Distraction

  • Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL)

  • Legislative Framework

Step 4 · Two facts in your own words

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

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