texting while driving

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 ...

We're all aware of the dangers of texting while driving, as taking your eyes off the road can suddenly become a deadly distraction. We hope the risk was worth the reward for 22-year-old driver Lauren Owens, as checking her "urgent" text message at 2:30am allegedly sent her Nissan Pathfinder ...

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 ...

We are all smart enough to know that texting while driving is a horrible, horrible idea. This is not news. And as unfortunate as this story may be, we have to admit, it's a very ironic one. Chance Bothe had to find this out by paying the ultimate price, as the 21-year-old college student from ...

Last week in Ohio, the U.S. state Senate made a move that promises to be a very competitive entry in this year's "Demonstrate How Laws Are Basically Just Wishes" contest. They passed an anti-texting bill that will make all texting while driving illegal. That's nothing new - they'll be the 38th ...

We've all been warned of the death, danger and expensive fines associated with texting while driving, but tweeting while riding? It seems some people never learn, as this insane motorcyclist decides to show off his social media skills to his stunt crew by texting and tweeting while standing ...

Everyone needs a plan, and now Ray LaHood and his people at the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have released their boldly titled Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving. The blueprint calls for: Getting all states to pass laws banning distracted driving. Challenge ...

If for some reason you still don't think that texting while driving is a bad idea, here's a story for you. Aaron Deveau, age 17, was allegedly composing a text message when his car crossed the center line of a Massachusetts street, hitting a car head-on. In that car was Daniel Bowley, Jr. and his ...