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JEFFERSON CITY, MO - This year alone, eight new states have passed broad texting-while-driving bans, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.
Read More →BURLINGTON, MA & AACHEN, GERMANY – Nuance Communications' in-car distraction study revealed significant benefits when drivers were able to use speech recognition while driving.
Read More →After the recent Driving Dynamics acquisition, Smith System’s president and CEO describes how the combined company will be structured and shares the No. 1 way to disable distractions behind the wheel.
Read More →DEARBORN, MI --- A new study by Ford shows that the automaker's SYNC hands-free system significantly reduces the level of distraction when drivers select a phone number or choose a song on their MP3 player, compared with the same operations with hand-held cell phones and music players, the company said.
Read More →In this special masterclass episode, industry leaders break down what it really takes to build safer fleets in today’s increasingly distracted and data-driven world.
Read More →A new survey from Assurance explores which states have the highest percentage of drivers texting behind the wheel as well as where texting occurs most frequently. It also identifies other common distracted driving behaviors.
Read More →ALBANY, NY --- New York Gov. David A. Paterson on Aug. 27 signed into law a bill that bans drivers from reading or sending text or picture messages on their handheld device or laptop while they're operating a vehicle.
Read More →LOUISVILLE, KY - A new Kentucky State Police accident report concludes that the Alabama truck driver who crashed into a van on Interstate 65 near Munfordville, Ky., killing 10 people and himself on March 26, was talking on a cellphone at the time of the collision, the Courier-Journal reported.
Read More →State police from Michigan, Indiana, and Illinois recently conducted a coordinated enforcement effort on I-94 to help reduce crashes.
Read More →NEW YORK - In addition to increasing the likelihood of collisions with other vehicles, Verizon said distracting driving activities such as text and e-mail can also result in minor vehicle damage and added expense.
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