Students are taking a stand against distracted driving at Bristol’s Tennessee High School. Seven teens recently signed a pledge to be more diligent about paying attention to the road by refraining from texting behind the wheel. The event was sponsored by AT & T and the initiative is being pushed by the Leadership Challenge Class… read more

Two families from Tomball, Texas are campaigning to bring an end to distracted driving caused by cell phones. They recently spoke at a City Council meeting about the tragedies that affected their families.  September 19 has been declared “Texting and Driving- It Can Wait Day,” and the Council announced their intention to support this awareness… read more

Charlotte High School students in Florida were encouraged last week to sign a pledge stating they will not text and drive. Those who signed the pledge received a bracelet that simply stated “Don’t Text and Drive.” The effort was designed to remind students and adults alike not to partake in this behavior. 556 people, including… read more

The state of Florida has yet to ban texting while driving, but that has not deterred local businesses from asserting their own efforts to curb distracted driving among their employees. Some companies go by an honor system or have established discounts, while others like the Miami-based Ryder System have actually begun to track their employees… read more

16% of all accidents caused by distracted driving happen to people younger than 20. The Illinois State Police recently set up a simulation in Quincy so that teens could see what might happen to them if they’re texting while driving. Miss Illinois participated and crashed into a truck while typing “hello.” The Illinois police want… read more

The Motor Vehicle Administration and a group called Shock Trauma worked together to create a video to educate people about the dangers of texting while driving. According to the article, police have begun to pull over many drivers they see texting and driving in Maryland. Although young drivers are the main target of the video,… read more

A columnist in North Texas feels as though trying to ban texting while driving is a losing effort for a variety of reasons, including the fact that other activities besides texting can also distract drivers. She feels that making it illegal would only further the misuse of texting because drivers would be more prone to… read more

Conard High School students in West Hartford, Connecticut recently took part in texting while driving simulators. The vast majority of the students crashed, and some sped or swerved out of the lane. The simulators were there to show the teens that it was dangerous to drive and text at the same time. More than 50%… read more

Members of the Governors Highway Safety Association recently gathered to discuss two main concerns: distracted and drugged driving. To fix distracted driving, they are calling for legislators across the country to ban all handheld devices while behind the wheel. To go after drivers who are under the influence of drugs, they would like to see… read more

Calgary enacted their no distractions while driving policy one year ago, but despite the rather large fine of $172, it has not proven to be quite the deterrent that many had hoped. To further dissuade motorists from the practice, the police chief of Calgary wants to see license demerits added to the penalty. However, his… read more

The Villa Rica City Council in Georgia recently passed a bill banning the use of a cellphone while driving unless the driver has a hands-free device. Unfortunately, the mayor of Villa Rica vetoed the bill.  The council didn’t give up, though, and will be looking at another bill. The new bill will potentially outlaw using… read more

The police department of Chatham, New Jersey has been cracking down on the use of cellphones by drivers in crosswalk areas. Last Wednesday, 30 people were given warnings and 29 were given tickets for some type of crosswalk violation. 17 of those citations were for cellphone usage.  The fine for using a cellphone is $130,… read more