With 23% of auto collisions (1.3 million crashes) related to texting and driving each year, CellSentry and its proprietary software can disable texting while driving.
Read More →Kentucky’s Governor Steve Beshear has directed the state’s Transportation Cabinet to assess penalty points on the licenses of drivers who are cited and found to have violated Kentucky’s law against texting while driving.
Read More →The governor signs two bills aimed at discouraging the use of cell phones and other handheld electronic devices while driving.
Read More →The Governors Highway Safety Association releases a report examining how states are addressing the problem of distracted driving. Today, 47 states and the District of Columbia have specific laws aimed at preventing the problem.
Read More →New Hawaii laws require seat belts for both front and back seat occupants, and prohibit texting while driving.
Read More →The Virginia General Assembly has passed legislation to make the state’s existing driving-while-texting ban a primary offense and to substantially raise penalties for offenses.
Read More →Florida legislators are considering a bill that would make texting while driving a secondary offense.
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The study also reveals the double standard that most drivers hold when it comes to engaging in distracted driving.
Read More →Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety on Jan. 15 released the group's 10th annual "roadmap" report, grading all 50 states and the District of Columbia on their action – or lack thereof – on 15 basic highway safety laws.
Read More →WASHINGTON – NHTSA is giving $550,000 to the states of Connecticut and Massachusetts, $275,000 each, to train police officers to spot better texting drivers and to develop media efforts to warn the public of the dangers of texting while driving.
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