By Brittney Meredith-Miller | April 03, 2023 at 12:04 AM April is Distracted Driving Awareness month, which makes it the perfect time to reflect on your own driving behaviors and break any bad habits you've formed that could put you and others on the road in danger. According to the ...
We use data on fatal crashes to quantify the risk of distracted driving. We repurpose, extend, and improve a methodology used to estimate the riskiness of
In 2023, specifically, distracted driving… Rose by 7% throughout the year. Was the most prominent in December. Took place most often during the weekday afternoons from 3 – 6:59 p.m. While these statistics are a great start to understand the state of distracted driving, carriers have an...
The Cayman Islands’ new distracted driving ban went into effect Sept. 21 (2012). Use of a handheld cell phone or text messaging while driving brings a $150 fine. “Too many people have become too accustomed to checking e-mail or sending a text while behind the wheel, even though it’s...
Do Men or Women Talk on Their Mobile Phone While Driving? To talk or not to talk. We have the answer. Of the entire group polled, 77% said they have used their phone to talk or text while driving within the past week. On the flipside, about 23% said they have not. Looking at it...
The bottom line is that distracted driving increases the chance of a crash. The hands-free cell phone law took effect in Minnesota on August 1, 2019. It states that you can not hold a cell phone while driving. An easy rule to remember is that when you're not in "Park", you need ...
A Kansas University professor who has studied distracted driving praised the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation this week to ban cellphone use while driving. The recommendation, which includes a ban on hands-free devices, is well-supported by research in the field, said Paul Atchl...
People often look at me like I’m crazy when they find out that I am going to be driving around Italy. Well, yes, maybe a little but I really enjoy driving around Italy. Are they crazy? Yes, but they are all the same kind of crazy so you know what to expect. Not like in the...
New York State Police are announcing the results of their recent "Operation Hang Up" enforcement campaign to crack down on distracted drivers. The operation was conducted during the first week of April and it turns out Central New York is among the biggest violators of distracted driving. ...
the past few weeks it has been a distracted driving awareness campaign. This is to honor a trooper who sadly lost their life to a distracted driver almost nine years ago. What's crazy, while this campaign is going on. A distracted Oklahoma driver nearly killed another trooper this week. ...