REDDING, CA – Shasta County prosecutor Stephanie Bridgett said the 49-year-old woman had paid several bills by cell phone in the moments before the crash, according to the New York Times.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Governors Highway Safety Association released a statement applauding the National Safety Council (NSC) for taking a strong stand against cell phone use while driving.
Read More →ITASCA, IL --- The National Safety Council has launched a new campaign aimed at ending driver use of cell phones and texting devices.
Read More →LOS ANGELES --- Last Friday's catastrophic train collision in Chatsworth, CA, which killed 25 and injured 135, has served to place a spotlight on safety hazards that affect not only trains but vehicles as well.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, CA --- When California's new law banning driver use of handheld cellphones goes into effect July 1, motorists who ignore the law and cause an accident may face major civil judgments or even jail if the crash proves fatal, according to legal experts.
Read More →BELLEVUE, WA – As hands-free legislation spreads across the nation, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is working to educate the public on how Bluetooth technology can be used in the car for hands-free compliance.
Read More →ARLINGTON, VA — Teenage drivers' cell phone use edged higher in North Carolina after the state enacted a cell phone ban for young drivers, according to a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Read More →COLUMBIA, S.C. --- The notion that talking on a cell phone while driving a car isn't safe seems obvious, yet what happens in the brain while it juggles the two tasks is not.
Read More →SOUTHFIELD, Mich. --- A survey of licensed drivers in California and Washington shows overwhelming support for the coming hands-free law which takes effect July 1, but that it will have little effect on the cell phone usage of drivers.
Read More →SACRAMENTO, Calif. --- Two new California laws restricting drivers' use of wireless phones go into effect July 1.
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