Sioux Falls, South Dakota residents packed Carnegie Town Hall for the City Council’s vote on a new distracted driving ban that could hit offenders with a $200 ticket if they are caught texting and driving. The city council members voted unanimously for the ban, citing the benefit it would hopefully provide to public safety. Residents… read more

Texting and driving is one step closer to being illegal for Greenwood, South Carolina citizens.  The City Council supported the mayor’s proposal to make texting while behind the wheel an unlawful act.  The law currently awaiting approval would make it illegal for drivers of all vehicles to both read and send text messages.  It  would be… read more

The Director of Safety Programs at the Illinois Department of Transportation says that although texting behind the wheel has been against the law for two years running, it is still a threat to safety that shows no signs of abating.  He also stated that they are using a campaign to inform people of the danger…. read more

Drivers in Ottawa this weekend might have been confronted by an increased police presence. Police officers in that area issued over 350 tickets to motorists throughout the Labor Day weekend. Most were for speeding offenses, but there were a few distracted driver tickets, as well as citations issued because of alcohol impairment. To learn more… read more

Even though the state of Florida has not banned texting while driving, many local employers are still doing their best to get people to stop the practice. Companies like Disney World and Darden Restaurants have rules targeting the act and are teaching their employees the dangers of what can happen when behind the wheel and… read more

Many states and cities are jumping on the bandwagon to ban texting while driving. With Ohio enacting its own ban recently, it joined 38 other states that have some sort of law in place. Only six states don’t have any sort of ban. South Dakota is one of those states without a ban, but one… read more

The Governor of Illinois has designated September as Texting and Driving Awareness Month. Illinois previously became the 17th State to ban the act of texting while behind the wheel of a motor vehicle. The ban has not met with much resistance from people in Bureau County. In Princeton, the police chief says the community has not… read more

In order to educate people about the dangers of using a cell phone while driving, Mazda has produced a video showing professional drivers and teenagers taking part in a simulator that demonstrates what it is like to be driving and texting at the same time. Both categories of people found their driving imperiled, even the… read more

In an attempt to help cope with the ongoing problem of distracted driving, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are trying to create software that would determine when a user was driving and texting at the same time. Ultimately, the feature would come in the form of an app that would automatically cut off the… read more

In Alberta, legislation making it illegal to drive while texting or talking on a cellphone went into effect almost exactly one year ago on September 1.  And while officials saw results at the time, bad and bizarre behaviors are starting to return. The Alberta Motor Association reports being the frequent recipient of complaints regarding violators of… read more

Calgary, Canada has marked one year since distracted driving legislation was passed, yet violations resulting in citations average around 10 per day, according to local police. While the numbers dropped shortly after the passage of the legislation, it seems that people have forgotten or are ignoring the law. The law is one Canada’s toughest distracted… read more

The hit TV show “Glee” and its character Quinn Fabray have been enlisted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to help get the message out about the dangers of texting while driving. A new PSA has the aforementioned character texting to let her friends know that she will be late when another vehicle crashes… read more