The reprieve is over in Beachwood, Ohio. Beachwood Police have stopped giving warning tickets for distracted driving and now will hand out citations for those talking on cell phones or using any type of electronic device while driving. Hands-free electronic devices remain legal. Violators can expect to pay a $101 fine. Police have the power… read more

A recent law banning distracted driving in Ontario has come under fire due to its lack of clarification on what constitutes distracted driving. Drivers in the province are banned from using cellular devices while driving, but recent incidents have demonstrated that tickets are not being issued in other cases of distracted driving.  In particular, the… read more

Australia’s National Road Safety Council has suggested a ban on cellphone use among drivers younger than 26. It has also been suggested that some kind of technology be developed to block reception of cellphones in vehicles as an additional step to prevent distracted driving.  This advice comes on the heels of the New South Wales… read more

The Soux Fall City Council deferred a vote on a ban that sought to outlaw texting while driving and other cellphone usage to sometime in September. The council hopes to seal any loopholes by making texting or using GPS at the red light part of the ban. To do such things in the city, you… read more

In New York, Webster High School students were recently taught the dangers of texting and driving. Videos were shown that displayed the danger and warned the kids not to commit the act. In addition to the video, the school safety supervisor spoke to students about the threat, and one paralyzed individual talked about his own… read more

The epidemic of texting while driving seems to be spreading, and the National Safety Council estimates that the act causes an unfortunate 1.6 million crashes annually. Texting while driving isn’t the only danger on the road though. Distracted driving doesn’t necessarily require a phone. It can be caused by eating, socializing, or any other task… read more

The city of Alton might soon join other areas in Hidalgo County, Texas in putting in place penalties on texting and driving. The City Commission has passed the first reading of a bill that would ban the act.  It will take two more readings before it becomes law.  If it does eventually pass, though, Alton… read more

Silver City, New Mexico has passed a ban on texting and driving. The new law comes on the heels of a local pedestrian accident that allegedly resulted from a teenage driver texting. Last month, a broader version of the bill was introduced that would have banned all cellphone usage behind the wheel.  However, that version… read more

The Board of Directors from the Area 30 Career Center in Greencastle, Indiana will be sending certain high school students to participate in an Ivy Tech conference on the dangers of distracted driving.  The conference’s goal is to try to reach as many teens as possible and show them the reality and consequences of texting… read more

A Dexter, Michigan businessman has made it his personal mission to stop texting while driving. After experiencing an accident because he himself was texting, the owner of Dexter Collision has now decided to use his place of business to raise awareness of the devastating effects of crashes that can occur as a result of texting… read more

AT & T’s national campaign to stop texting and driving is now at work in Hawaii. According to the National Safety Council, you are 23 times more likely to have an accident if you happen to be texting and driving.  More than 100,000 accidents occur each year due to the practice. AT & T Hawaii… read more

Texting while behind the wheel has been the cause of a growing number of traffic accidents, which is why AT & T and San Jose officials are campaigning to inform people of the danger associated with the practice. The Police Chief of San Jose said texting is especially prevalent among teens but that everyone within… read more