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Newsby StaffFebruary 28, 2019

Tennessee Ranks First for Distracted Driving

A new study finds that Tennessee, Delaware, Wyoming, Texas, and Montana were the five worst states for distracted driving, and were responsible for 31% of all distracted driving fatalities from 2015 to 2017.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 26, 2019

Utah Lawmakers Reject Hands-Free Driving Bill

A proposal to ban people from using handheld cellphones while behind the wheel in Utah has failed to pass the state's House of Representatives.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 25, 2019

Top Cellphone-While-Driving Roads Identified

Roads with the highest observed cell phone use from commercial drivers in 2018 were located in the Los Angeles port complex, Tennessee's second largest city of Memphis, and Irving, Texas, according to a new study by video telematics and analytics provider Lytx.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 13, 2019

Virginia Cellphone Driving Ban Moves Forward

With the goal of tightening an existing law prohibiting texting while driving, both houses of Virginia's General Assembly recently voted to ban the use of handheld mobile devices while operating a motor vehicle.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 12, 2019

Some Cities Passing Tougher Distracted Driving Laws Than States

Several cities are responding to what they view as lax state legislation by passing their own distracted driving laws. Three states in the nation still allow texting while driving and only 16 have adopted hands-free laws, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.

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Newsby StaffFebruary 4, 2019

South Carolina Advances Hands-Free Driving Bill

A South Carolina House subcommittee has approved a bill banning drivers from any handheld use of a cell phone or electronic device.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

Drivers Slow to Use Cellphone Blocker Apps

Drivers are slow to adopt blocker apps that limit the functionality of a cellphone when a vehicle is moving but open to being encouraged to do so, reveals a new survey from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

Nearly One-Third of Drivers Talk on Phone Daily

Some 80% of motorists recently surveyed said they have talked on their phone while driving in the past 30 days — with 30% reporting they do so on a daily basis.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 29, 2019

California Drivers Used Their Cellphones More in 2018

An observational survey conducted by California's Office of Traffic Safety finds that cell phone use while driving in the state increased to 4.5% in 2018 from 3.6% in 2017.

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Newsby StaffJanuary 25, 2019

Cellphone Manipulation Rises 57% in Virginia: IIHS

Virginia drivers were 57% more likely to manipulate a cellphone in 2018 than they were when IIHS conducted the same study in 2014, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found in an observational survey.

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