Multiple news agencies have indicated that in Florida, lawmakers have passed a texting-while driving ban in the state. Now, the new ban is on its way to the desk of Florida’s Governor. According to several news agencies, this ban has been discussed and reintroduced several times during the last five years. This new man, lawmakers believe, would send a strong message to drivers in the state. They are positive that the texting and driving ban would make roads safer since (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, ignition interlocks have been used before to help drivers avoid the temptation of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Now, the technology will also help drivers to avoid driving their vehicles while handling their phones. A new system called Origo would make the vehicle ready to start only when the driver puts the phone away. This technology enables the driver to avoid reaching for his or her phone in order to actually be able (read more)
Read MoreAccording to recent studies like the National Occupant Protection Use Survey, about 660,000 people in the country at any given day in 2011 were talking on their phone or handling their phone while behind the wheel of an automobile at any given time. Since 2010, which is the year that most phone bans have been enacted, the statistics related to texting and driving show that drivers haven’t stopped using their phones while driving. The study also shows that women are (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have reported that certain lawmakers have been pushing for an increase of the penalty for distracted drivers involved in deadly accidents. The reports indicate that a new bill would call for a ban on texting while driving in the state of Florida, which is one of the few states in the country that haven’t enacted the ban yet. Lawmakers hope to change things by having this bill passed in order to put a texting ban in effect (read more)
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2013
Woman Distracted By Phone Falls Into Icy Canal
According to several news agencies, a Capitol FM Radio personality was texting a message to her boyfriend while walking when she suddenly fell into an icy canal while making her way to a Birmingham shopping center. A witness attempted to warn the woman she was headed to the icy waters but it was too late, as soon as he tried to signal her to watch out she fell into the chilly canal waters. The footage of the incident shows the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, teens at a local school in Evansville are learning about auto and road safety with the help of an educational program known as Don’t Text and Drive, which will be allowing teens to test their driving abilities with a simulator. Safety technicians will show teens how dangerous it is to drive while under the influence or distracted with the help of the simulator. Teachers and staff members at the school will also be (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, multiple towns and local municipalities in Texas have been enacting their own texting and driving ban in spite of the State’s failure to act on this issue. At this moment, a Texas state representative has reported he’s planning on reintroducing a bill that would make the act of texting while driving a prohibited activity across the state. Since the veto of the bill issued by the Governor, few words were spoken on the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to local news agencies, the California Highway Patrol has reported that officers will be cracking down on texters operating their vehicles without the use of hands-free devices during this holiday season. The reports show that the CHP is one of the 37 law enforcement agencies working across the Sacramento region taking part in a major traffic safety campaign during the holiday period. Drivers who are used to texting while behind the wheel without the use of hands-free designs will (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several media outlets, the California Office of Traffic Safety, the California Highway Patrol and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have been working together to target distracted drivers across the state with tactics that, if proven to work, could be used across the country. A pilot program is now being tested to curb distracted driving and improve road safety. According to the authorities, in 2010, 3,092 people were fatally wounded in auto accidents related to distracted driving. This (read more)
Read MoreMultiple media outlets have reported that a driving simulator was used by teenaged students of the Academy of Sacred Heart in New Orleans to learn more about the consequences associated with texting and driving. According to the reports, the simulator was brought to the region by AT&T. The campaign hopes to show teens just how the few seconds they dedicate to texting while behind the wheel can lead to serious and even deadly crashes. Recent data showed that 8,000 crashes (read more)
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