distracted driving

Distracted driving is a very real problem. From drivers with phones dangling from their ears to those constantly adjusting the stereo or dealing with rowdy children in the back seat, anything that diverts attention away from the act of driving is a potential danger. And yes, that would indeed ...

In its continuing battle against distracted driving, the US-based National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has issued voluntary guidelines covering the use of in-car infotainment and communication devices in the United States. It is NHTSA's intention that the proposals, which have been in ...

So much for all those systems that allow you to convert your voice to text messages. Reuters reports that a new study has found the technology to be no safer to use while driving than employing a traditional handheld device. The study found that drivers took around twice as long to react to ...

On April 3, University of Northern Colorado student Alexander Heit lost control of his car while sending a text on his iPhone. The loss of control caused the car to roll over, and the 22-year-old died a short time after being transported by ambulance to a local hospital. Greeley, CO Police ...

It turns out electronic devices aren't the leading cause of distracted driving car crashes. Around 10 per cent of all accidents that cause a death involve distracted driving, and Bloomberg reports a study has found that daydreaming and being lost in thought are responsible for 62 per cent of ...

Just over a month into their campaign to stop distracted driving in BC, Abbotsford RCMP have launched this shocking video, which is definitely not for the faint of heart. Using a clip taken from a Skytrain surveillance camera, the RCMP show us exactly what happens when a pedestrian is mowed down ...

Here's a slightly different sort of distracted driving story. Over in North Carolina, buoys are being installed in a stretch of Lake Norman along Interstate 77 in an effort to reduce traffic slow-ups in the area. The problem? As the weather gets warmer, boaters are docking along the stretch where ...

What do you do when your tractor breaks down and you're in the thick of a late harvest? Load the last of the hay bales onto your family car, of course. Such was the reasoning of one enterprising farmer who proved his four-door Lada Signet can handle more than a mere commute. Russian ingenuity at ...

Remember how your driving instructor insisted that you keep both hands on the wheel at all times? Recall how he warned you of the unforeseen dangers of the road and urged you to avoid the fast-food eating, cell phone talking, one-hand-steering, makeup applying habits of modern drivers? Truth be ...

If you think texting while driving is dangerous, then you may be shocked to learn that many people do more than just text while driving, they actually browse the web while behind the wheel, and the number of people who do it is on the rise. A USA Today report cites a study that recently polled ...