The Failure of State Texting-While-Driving Laws
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Preventing Texting While Driving
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عنوان ژورنال: Pittsburgh Journal of Technology Law and Policy
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2164-800X
DOI: 10.5195/tlp.2013.119