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RESTON, VA – ZoomSafer released a survey showing that 32 percent of companies have knowledge or evidence of on-the-job crashes that occurred as a result of employee distraction from use of cell phones while driving.
Read More →BISMARCK, ND - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple has signed into law a bill that bans behind-the-wheel texting by all drivers in the state. The new law imposes primary enforcement, so law enforcement officers can ticket a driver solely on the basis of texting while driving.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA - In hopes of further discouraging drivers from using handheld phones to talk or text, California state senators on April 25 approved a bill that would raise the base fine from $20 to $50 for a first offense and from $50 to $100 for subsequent violations.
Read More →ALBANY, NY - Officials at the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that the department will impose two points on the driving records of those who have been found guilty of driving while using a cell phone for offenses committed on or after Feb. 16 of this year.
Read More →WASHINGTON - AAA said this month it looks to build on a relatively successful campaign of traffic safety law reforms last year. In particular, the organization will continue to push for more state texting bans and primary seatbelt laws.
Read More →VIENNA, VA - A new study of company vehicle fleet crash rates reveals the top safety performers are companies that enact a total ban on cell phone use (handheld and hands-free) and that establish strong consequences -- including termination -- for employees who violate such policies.
Read More →RESTON, VA - ZoomSafer, a leading provider of policy management software to prevent distracted driving, has released a new video titled, "How to Reduce Distracted Driving Risk, Liability and Expense."
Read More →WARREN, NJ - More than half of U.S. motorists say they have used a cell phone while driving, but nine out of 10 say it should be illegal to do so, according to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA - It may be illegal to text while driving in most U.S. states, but a new study by researchers at the Highway Loss Data Institute found no reductions in crashes after laws banning the practice took effect.
Read More →LOS ANGELES - Texting behind the wheel appears to be about double where it was before California's texting ban was implemented, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's latest roadside survey of drivers.
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