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DES MOINES, IOWA - Iowa has become the 21st state to ban text messaging by all drivers and the 23rd state to ban novice drivers from using any wireless communications device behind the wheel.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Transportation Department is proposing a ban on behind-the-wheel text messaging by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers.
Read More →ROCKLEIGH, NJ - As more campaigns surface to fight distracted driving, Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) is encouraging other U.S. employers to join the movement by enacting stronger policies regarding the use of cell phones while driving.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Sec. Ray LaHood announced federal guidance to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The National Safety Council estimates that at least 28 percent of all traffic crashes -- or at least 1.6 million crashes each year -- are caused by drivers using cell phones and texting.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- As state legislatures convene across the country for their 2010 sessions, AAA said it is looking to build on a relatively successful campaign of traffic safety law improvements last year.
Read More →WASHINGTON, D.C. --- A new nonprofit group, called FocusDriven and sponsored in part by the U.S. Department of Transportation, has formed to discourage people from using cell phones and texting devices while driving.
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Five technology-based products attack distracted driving in different ways.
Read More →CONCORD, MA --- Illume Software has released iZUP, a mobile application designed to eliminate cell phone-related distractions for drivers.
Read More →EAGAN, MN --- Nine out of 10 drivers admit they have engaged in distracting and potentially dangerous activities while driving, according to a new national survey by FindLaw.com, a legal information Web site.
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