ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM OF DISTRACTED DRIVING (111–74) HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED ELEVENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION October 29, 2009 Printed for the use of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure ( U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 53–146 PDF WASHINGTON : 2009 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512–1800; DC area (202) 512–1800 Fax: (202) 512–2104 Mail: Stop IDCC, Washington, DC 20402–0001 VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:42 Feb 03, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 5011 Sfmt 5011 P:\DOCS\53146 JASON COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota, Chairman NICK J. RAHALL, II, West Virginia, Vice JOHN L. MICA, Florida Chair DON YOUNG, Alaska PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee Columbia VERNON J. EHLERS, Michigan JERROLD NADLER, New York FRANK A. LOBIONDO, New Jersey CORRINE BROWN, Florida JERRY MORAN, Kansas BOB FILNER, California GARY G. MILLER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS, Maryland TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa SAM GRAVES, Missouri TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania BRIAN BAIRD, Washington JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas RICK LARSEN, Washington SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania RUSS CARNAHAN, Missouri CONNIE MACK, Florida GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California LYNN A WESTMORELAND, Georgia DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota VERN BUCHANAN, Florida HEATH SHULER, North Carolina ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York BRETT GUTHRIE, Kentucky HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona ANH ‘‘JOSEPH’’ CAO, Louisiana CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania AARON SCHOCK, Illinois JOHN J. HALL, New York PETE OLSON, Texas STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin STEVE COHEN, Tennessee LAURA A. RICHARDSON, California ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas PHIL HARE, Illinois JOHN A. BOCCIERI, Ohio MARK H. SCHAUER, Michigan BETSY MARKEY, Colorado PARKER GRIFFITH, Alabama MICHAEL E. MCMAHON, New York THOMAS S. P. PERRIELLO, Virginia DINA TITUS, Nevada HARRY TEAGUE, New Mexico VACANCY (II) VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:42 Feb 03, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\53146 JASON SUBCOMMITTEE ON HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT PETER A. DEFAZIO, Oregon, Chairman NICK J. RAHALL II, West Virginia JOHN J. DUNCAN, JR., Tennessee JERROLD NADLER, New York DON YOUNG, Alaska BOB FILNER, California THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin TIM HOLDEN, Pennsylvania HOWARD COBLE, North Carolina BRIAN BAIRD, Washington JERRY MORAN, Kansas MICHAEL E. CAPUANO, Massachusetts GARY G. MILLER, California TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina MICHAEL H. MICHAUD, Maine TIMOTHY V. JOHNSON, Illinois BRIAN HIGGINS, New York TODD RUSSELL PLATTS, Pennsylvania GRACE F. NAPOLITANO, California BILL SHUSTER, Pennsylvania DANIEL LIPINSKI, Illinois JOHN BOOZMAN, Arkansas MAZIE K. HIRONO, Hawaii SHELLEY MOORE CAPITO, West Virginia JASON ALTMIRE, Pennsylvania JIM GERLACH, Pennsylvania TIMOTHY J. WALZ, Minnesota MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida HEATH SHULER, North Carolina CHARLES W. DENT, Pennsylvania MICHAEL A. ARCURI, New York CONNIE MACK, Florida HARRY E. MITCHELL, Arizona JEAN SCHMIDT, Ohio CHRISTOPHER P. CARNEY, Pennsylvania CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan STEVE COHEN, Tennessee MARY FALLIN, Oklahoma LAURA A. RICHARDSON, California VERN BUCHANAN, Florida ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey ROBERT E. LATTA, Ohio DONNA F. EDWARDS, Maryland AARON SCHOCK, Illinois GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi LEONARD L. BOSWELL, Iowa RICK LARSEN, Washington JOHN J. HALL, New York STEVE KAGEN, Wisconsin SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas PHIL HARE, Illinois JOHN A. BOCCIERI, Ohio MARK H. SCHAUER, Michigan VACANCY JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota (Ex Officio) (III) VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:42 Feb 03, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\53146 JASON VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:42 Feb 03, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 0486 Sfmt 0486 P:\DOCS\53146 JASON CONTENTS Page Summary of Subject Matter .................................................................................... vii TESTIMONY Betkey, Jr., Vernon F., Chairman, Governors Highway Safety Association ....... 30 Dingus, Dr. Tom, Director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute ................... 2 Franklin, Bobby, Executive Vice President, CTIA - The Wireless Association .. 30 LaHood, Hon. Ray, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation .................... 6 McCarthy, Hon. Carolyn, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York .............................................................................................................. 4 Mullett, Randy, American Trucking Associations, Vice President of Govern- ment Relations and Public Affairs ...................................................................... 30 Strassburger, Robert, Vice President of Safety & Harmonization, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers .............................................................................. 30 Ulczycki, John, Group Vice President - Research, Communications & Advo- cacy, National Safety Council ............................................................................. 30 Wytkind, Edward, President, Transportation Trades Department, AFL-CIO ... 30 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Bishop, Hon. Tim, of New York .............................................................................. 41 DeFazio, Hon. Peter A., of Oregon ......................................................................... 43 Oberstar, Hon. James L., of Minnesota ................................................................. 45 Richardson, Hon. Laura, of California ................................................................... 47 PREPARED STATEMENTS SUBMITTED BY WITNESSES Betkey, Jr., Vernon F. ............................................................................................. 51 Dingus, Dr. Tom ...................................................................................................... 61 Franklin, Bobby ....................................................................................................... 71 LaHood, Hon. Ray .................................................................................................... 78 McCarthy, Hon. Carolyn ......................................................................................... 89 Mullett, Randy ......................................................................................................... 93 Strassburger, Robert ............................................................................................... 104 Ulczycki, John .......................................................................................................... 116 Wytkind, Edward ..................................................................................................... 128 SUBMISSIONS FOR THE RECORD Betkey, Jr., Vernon F., Chairman, Governors Highway Safety Association, responses to questions from the Subcommittee ................................................. 58 Dingus, Dr. Tom, Director, Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, responses to questions from the Subcommittee .................................................................. 68 Franklin, Bobby, Executive Vice President, CTIA - The Wireless Association, responses to questions from the Subcommittee ................................................. 76 LaHood, Hon. Ray, Secretary, U.S. Department of Transportation: Response to question for the Record from Rep. Arcuri, a Representative in Congress from the State of New York ................................................. 26 Response to question for the Record from Rep. Brown, a Representative in Congress from the State of South Carolina ........................................ 20 Response to question for the Record from Rep. DeFazio, a Representa- tive in Congress from the State of Oregon .............................................. 11 Responses to questions from the Subcommittee ......................................... 82 Mullett, Randy, Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs, American Trucking Associations, responses to questions from the Sub- committee .............................................................................................................. 100 (V) VerDate Aug 31 2005 15:42 Feb 03, 2010 Jkt 000000 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 5904 Sfmt 5904 P:\DOCS\53146 JASON VI Page Strassburger, Robert, Vice President of Safety & Harmonization, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers, responses to questions from the Sub- committee .............................................................................................................. 109 Ulezycki, John, Group Vice President - Research, Communications & Advo- cacy, National Safety Council, responses to questions from the Sub- committee .............................................................................................................