For the 2nd consecutive year, the Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau and Iowa State Patrol collaborated at the Iowa State Fair to survey attendees on cell phone use while driving.
The survey conducted with over 13-hundred Iowans from nearly every county, revealed significant concerns about distracted driving.
Despite half of the respondents admitting to at least sometimes driving with a cell phone in hand, over 90 percent say the behavior is extremely dangerous.
About 85 percent of Iowans surveyed support legislation mandating hands-free use.
Despite repeated attempts since 2019, proposed bills for hands-free driving legislation have failed in the Iowa Legislature.
