2013

Might Hollywood have a role to play in curbing distracted driving across the country?  One Harvard official thinks so, and his previous efforts to reduce drunk driving along our nation’s roadways seem to back up his assertions. The director of Harvard’s Center for Health Communication is basing his call to action on work done in… read more

We recently brought you word of the results of California law enforcement officials’ distracted driving crackdown in April, and now further information has been provided.  Although cellphone usage appears to have decreased as a whole, that isn’t the case with texting.  During a previous observation period, only 1.7% of drivers could be described as texting… read more

Might letting go of one’s cellphone at the wheel be harder than many people probably realize?  A new article looks at cellphone driving as if it were an addiction that needs to be kicked. A Missoula, Montana news team spoke with an addiction counselor to learn whether there might be some credence to the idea… read more

The Florida House and Senate have finally agreed to a ban on texting and driving, but the Governor has not as of yet affixed his signature to the bill.  That could change this weekend, but as a new report shows, he has remained mum on how he feels about the matter.  The closest he has… read more

For awhile now, AT & T has been putting forth an initiative called “It Can Wait” which aims to cut down on distracted driving all around the country.  Teens are the main target of the campaign, which involves a messages across a host of different mediums.  The campaign brings texting simulators around the country, hosts… read more

The area between Mountain View and Millabrae played host to a slew of distracted driving citations handed out by the California Highway Patrol as part of a month long crackdown operation this April.  425 citations were handed out in the area during the April timeframe, and of those, a whopping 340 were directed toward drivers… read more

Results are pouring in from last month’s Distracted Driving Enforcement Operation carried out all across California as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and this time it’s the Newport Beach Police Department sharing their success.  Over the course of April, officers issued 510 tickets to persons caught texting or using a handheld cellphone to… read more

The state of Connecticut may soon be taking an interesting approach to cutting down on texting and driving.  Distracted driving, including texting and talking on a cellphone at the wheel, is already illegal within the state, but some feel that more could be done to dissuade drivers from engaging in such behavior.  Lawmakers in the… read more

More results are filtering in from the California-wide distracted driving crackdown that took place throughout the month of April.  Police with the city of South San Francisco reportedly issued 343 tickets for distracted driving violations, with many of those citations directed toward persons using their cellphones to either text or talk.  Even though hands-free phone… read more

It may have been a long and winding road, and the ability to truly alter the behavior of citizens may still be up for debate, but after months and even years of fighting, Florida looks to be on the verge of passing its first ever ban on texting and driving. Yesterday, the Senate gave its… read more

The city of Flagstaff, Arizona has opted not to move forward with a ban on texting and driving at the moment, something that rankles a local newspaper.  In an editorial, the staff writes that they believe that the City Council jumped the gun by voting the measure down before it even had a chance to… read more

A company based in Elk Grove, California known as ADEPT Driver has been attempting to spread the word about the importance of a ban on even hands-free texting and driving.  Their latest effort centers around relating to citizens the results of research from the Traffic Injury Research Foundation. That report, known as Driver Distraction and… read more