The tide has turned against texting while driving. State after state has passed restrictions. And Texas may soon join the list. A bill passed by the Texas House of Representatives, House Bill 63, would impose a statewide prohibition against sending texts while...
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Got kids? Don’t let them distract you while behind the wheel
If you've got kids in the car while you're driving, chances are you're more distracted than if you were chatting on your cell phone, at least according to Australian researchers. As Paula Faris reports for ABC News, this "first-of-its-kind" study indicates that kids...
Texting While Trucking: Don’t ‘Go Down Gambling’
Despite bans on texting while driving, motor vehicle accidents caused by distracted driving continue to climb, according to a new study. The stakes are especially high when semi trucks drivers text while driving their big rigs. According to CBS News, the research by...
Mom and Dad Don’t Know About Their Teen’s Texting While Driving Habits
As Alan Ohnsman reports for Bloomberg, teens are a whopping 26 times more likely to engage in texting while driving than their mom and dad believe is the case. This number comes from a joint study done by Toyota and the University of Michigan, which involved a survey...
Texting While Driving Possible Cause of Tragic San Antonio Accident
A San Antonio ordinance bans texting while driving but it wasn't enough to stop a motorist who ran into a father and his son as they were walking home. As Ana Ley reports for the San Antonio Express-News, the 30-year-old father and his three-year-old son were on their...
Truckers and distracted driving: NHTSA statistics reveal a danger
We have frequently posted about the dangers of phone-related distractions while driving. Like most other traffic hazards, these risks are amplified when the distracted driver is behind the wheel of a large truck. Although interstate truck drivers are prohibited from...
A whole new take on texting while driving | The Law Offices of Tyler & Peery
In a story by the Associated Press and published on NJ.com, one case making its way through the court system involves a terrible accident that resulted in the loss of a leg for both a husband and wife. The driver who caused the accident was texting while driving....
Looking for a DVD: Another case of fatal distracted driving
"You have two kids all of a sudden in wheelchairs. They've lost their parents. They've been through so much." This is a quote from an uncle to two boys who were paralyzed after a distracted driver swerved into the lane and caused a head-on car wreck in Texas, as...
Does outlawing texting while driving work?
Mark Robison, writing for the Reno Gazette-Journal, starts out by saying that - yes - texting while driving and use of smartphones will increase distraction, and, thus, increase the number of car accidents that we see because of negligent drivers. But, he asks, does...
Texas Gov. Rick Perry Vetoes Texting While Driving Law
Now this comes after the Texas legislature voted to pass what would have been the state's first law against texting while driving, 124 to 16, as Pamela Kripke reports for the Huffington Post. But Texas Gov. Rick Perry - who many consider to be a possible GOP...