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Texting on mobile phones while driving: Duhhh
View all 2 articles » Explore Article NetworkWorld.com (Mar 1 2010) Distracted Driving
Alyssa Burns was driving on Iowa Country Road 800N on June 25, 2009. The 17 year old was a good student and was popular among her schoolmates. She was also driving in the wrong lane while she was texting a conversation on her mobile phone – and had not buckled her seat belt – when she swerved into the ditch and died. http://desmoines.injuryboard.com/automobile-accidents/fatal-choice-texting-while-driving.aspx?googleid=265820 >Texting-while-driving bans suggested to states by U.S. - Feb. 22, 2010 - money.cnn.com
Comment on Article Mentions: Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
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New cell phone application monitors texting while driving - WQOW TV: Eau Claire, WI NEWS18 News, Weather, and Sports
Explore Article WQOW TV (Feb 24 2010) Distracted Driving
Eau Claire (WQOW)- Want to keep a loved one from texting while driving? Well, now there's an app for that. -
Government Bans Texting By Truck and Bus Drivers - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com
Explore Article Technology (Jan 26 2010) MMS , SMS , Americas , Distracted Driving
Citing the perils of distracted driving, the Department of Transportation plans to announce new rules, effective immediately, to ban texting by truck and bus drivers in moving vehicles.Comment on Article Mentions: Ray LaHood Virginia Tech Transportation Institute
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Video dramatization shows deadly consequences of texting and driving
Explore Article Computerworld (Aug 26 2009) Distracted Driving
As experts prepare for distracted driving summit, a debate ensues over whether videos, laws and technology can be effective.Comment on Article Mentions: Technology IBM
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'Death by Cell Phone' billboards placed in Florida
Explore Article textually.org (Jul 8 2009) Distracted Driving
“Death by Cell Phone,” the National Safety Council’s new campaign to address cell phone use while driving has launched in Florida. The News-Press reports. Sponsored by Nationwide Insurance Company and Lamar Advertising, the billboards span across 67 markets and 37 states and feature Linda, a 61-year-old wife, mother and grandmother from Oklahoma, and Joe, a 12-year-old boy from Michigan, both of whom were killed in car crashes by drivers using cell phones. The NSC hopes the campaign will convince drivers to think twice before using cellular devices while driving. Drivers who use a cell phone are four times more likely ... -
24-hour cell phone crackdown nabs thousands of chatty New Yorkers
Explore Article nydailynews.com (Aug 24 2009) SMS , Distracted Driving
Cops issued 7,432 tickets during this week's 24-hour crackdown on drivers caught yakking or texting on their cells while behind the wheel.
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Report Confirms Texting While Driving More Dangerous Than Drinking And Driving
Explore Article InformationWeek (Jun 29 2009) Distracted Driving
The dangers of texting from behind the wheel have been documented all-too-well by recent accidents involving texters. Now, Car and Driver magazine has proven just how dangerous it is: Drunk drivers have better reaction times than those sending texts while driving.Comment on Article Mentions: iPhone
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Gauging Your Distraction
Explore Article textually.org (Aug 13 2009) SMS , EMEA , Distracted Driving
New studies show that drivers overestimate their ability to multitask behind the wheel. This game on The New York Times website measures how your reaction time is affected by external distractions. Regardless of your results, experts say, you should not attempt to text when driving.
Comment on Article Mentions: The New York Times
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Boston city workers told not to text on road
Explore Article Boston.com (Jun 26 2009) Distracted Driving
Starting Monday, city employees in Boston will be banned from text-messaging while operating city-owned vehicles, Mayor Thomas M. Menino announced yesterday. -
Distracted Driving: Should Talking, Texting Be Banned?
Explore Article time.com (Aug 17 2009) Distracted Driving
Texting is dangerous. Dialing is too. But is hands-free technology that much safer?
Comment on Article Mentions: Technology Ray LaHood National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Editorial: Cellphones and driving: no
Explore Article Los Angeles Times (Aug 21 2009) Distracted Driving
Congress should pass the ALERT Drivers Act that bans texting behind the wheel, but getting drivers to put down their cellphones will be more difficult.Comment on Article Mentions: Ray LaHood
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Texting while driving: a ban to die for
Explore Article The Columbus Dispatch (Aug 11 2009) SMS , Distracted Driving
Let's pretend for a moment that American society is as it is now except that cars for personal use have just recently been invented. What precautions would be taken? -
Drivers Frown On Texting, Even As Practice Spreads
Explore Article InformationWeek (Jul 20 2009) SMS , Distracted Driving
While 86% of study respondents support a ban on texting while driving, the incidence of drivers sending SMS messages increased by 40% in the past year.Comment on Article Mentions: InformationWeek
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Tech solutions emerge to avoid texting behind the wheel
Explore Article Yahoo! Tech (Aug 27 2009) SMS , Distracted Driving
Getting people off their cell phone keypads while they're behind the wheel is becoming a national legal obsession -- but, as is the case with laws that prohibit people from talking on their cell phone while they're driving, everyone knows that any law against the practice will have virtually no effect in the real world unless the punishments are extreme. But what if you could actually prevent people from texting while driving by using a technological solution?Comment on Article Mentions: Bluetooth
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Texting Trolley Operator Indicted
Explore Article InformationWeek (Jul 9 2009) SMS , Americas , Distracted Driving
The Boston motorman was sending text messages when his trolley crashed, injuring 49 people and causing $9 million in damage.
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