Utah’s law forbidding texting while driving went into effect July 1, 2009, and the punishment for violating the law is the harshest in the country – up to 15 years in prison for offenders. Utah has taken the stance that all drivers are now educated enough about the dangers of texting while driving to classify [...]
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UK Don’t Text and Drive PSA
We hesitated to post this video due to its graphic nature. After watching the video on CNN, The Today Show, and the BBC we felt compelled to keep the video circulating.
The video shows three young girls in a car. The driver is sending a text message when she gets in a major accident including several [...]
Texting while driving
Texting while driving has the same potential to cause accidents and wipe out lives as driving while intoxicated. Yet, texting still seems to have a benign status, not the stigma of drinking and driving.
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You’ve Been Text-Ended
“Text-ended” refers to the act of sending a text message while driving and failing to notice that the car in front of you has stopped or slowed down. The resulting rear-end collision is known as a “text-ender,” and although it’s a slightly humorous term, don’t expect police, your insurance company or the person you hit [...]
New York Truck Driver Crashes Into Pool While Texting, Talking on 2 Cell Phones, Police Say
Police said a Buffalo-area tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool.
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Senators push nationwide ban on texting while driving
Four senators pushed for a bill Wednesday to ban texting while driving, a day after a study found that drivers who text while on the road are much more likely to have an accident than undistracted drivers.
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Victim’s mom urges pols to ban texting while driving
Lawmakers heard gut-wrenching arguments yesterday urging them to ban texting while driving – and one top lawmaker who says that doesn’t go far enough wants to outlaw motorists using handheld cell phones altogether.
Transportation committee members heard compelling testimony from Melissa Martin, 37, whose 17-year-old daughter was killed in a 2007 accident sparked by texting behind [...]
Drivers Pan Texting Behind The Wheel, But Do It Anyway
The overwhelming majority of mobile phone users believe driving while texting (DWT) should be banned, but many who frown on the practice do it anyway, according to a survey of 5,000 mobile phone users released Wednesday.The survey, released by voice-recognition provider Vlingo, found that 83% of the survey respondents thought DWT should be banned outright [...]
