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WASHINGTON, D.C. --- U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week announced plans to hold a national summit in late September to study texting while driving and other driver behaviors that take attention off the road.
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WILMINGTON, DE - Delaware on July 6 became just the eighth state to restrict cell phone use while driving, when Gov. Jack Markell signed legislation requiring motorists to use a hands-free device while operating a vehicle.
Read More →The results are disturbing — many more drivers admitted to engaging in potentially distracting behavior while driving in 2020 than in past years.
Read More →Data from Nationwide reveals that drivers are distracted by their phone up to nine times during a typical 20-mile commute. Most drivers surveyed want to see hands-free legislation enacted.
Read More →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.
Read More →A new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety examines the relationship between using a cell phone while driving and the risk of being involved in a crash by comparing cell phone use immediately prior to crashes versus during ordinary driving.
Read More →Georgia's Gov. Nathan Deal of Georgia has signed a hands-free bill into law, rendering the most significant change in the state's driving rules since texting while driving was banned in 2010.
Read More →The greatest factor contributing to driver distraction has been the growing use of technology — in particular smartphones — while driving; however, a new concern will soon be confronting fleet managers in the form of wearable computers.
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 →SACRAMENTO, CA – The California Senate on Aug. 15 approved a bill that would substantially raise fines for handheld cell phone use or texting while driving in the state, the Sacramento Bee newspaper reported.
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