Distracted driving continues to be a problem, causing thousands of accidents, injuries, and deaths a year. At the same time, enforcement of distracted driving laws has proven just as problematic. Jurisdictions throughout the United States have laws that penalize texting while driving, one of the most common forms of distracted driving, but for these laws […]
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The Digital Deadwalker – Is it time to fine individuals who text and walk
Walking through a crowded street, you can’t help but notice the ‘digital deadwalker’ paying more attention to their screen than the fast-approaching incoming traffic. This is particularly prevalent with millennials – who spend a significant amount of time texting, listening to music, reading emails, browsing social apps, and talking on their phones while walking. According […]
Georgia Moves to Curtail Mobile Phone Use in Vehicles
Nearly all states in the Union have laws that criminalize the use of a cell phone for texting while driving a motor vehicle. However, these laws are difficult to enforce because of the fact that the use of a cell phone for making phone calls is not against the law. Law enforcement, therefore, struggles to […]
Will Distracted Driving Get Worse Before It Gets Better?
• April 25, 2018 • 0 Comments • Auto Industry, DISTRACTED DRIVING, DRIVERLESS CARS, SAFETY, Technology, TEXTING
Distracted driving is a huge problem, and something most of us see on the road every day. In a recent Esurance survey of more than 1,000 U.S. drivers, 58 percent admitted to occasional or frequent distracted driving. Even though distracted driving causes hundreds of thousands of accident-related injuries and thousands of fatalities every year, it […]
What is the best way to stop Distracted Driving?
April had been designated Distracted Driving Month and we see numerous law enforcement campaigns to fight against all the distracted drivers out there. Texting, talking on the phone, eating, putting on makeup, fighting with your kids or your spouse, drinking coffee, listening to the radio—so many distractions. The NMA believes that distracted driving in all […]
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