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Researchers Call for Ban of Texting While Driving
Researchers at Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) found that texting while driving is 23.2 times more dangerous than not using a cell phone. Because of this staggering find, they have recommended banning texting while driving....
Road Rage
Do you blare your horn at the person driving the speed limit, or cars waiting for a stopped school bus? There is a drastic difference between an occasional shaking fist and downright road rage. People with road rage, aka aggressive drivers, are very dangerous. They tailgate, speed, run red lights, and weave in and out of traffic among other things....
New Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones While Driving
University of Utah researchers have created a car ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving....
Cell Phones Distract Drivers More Than Passengers
A study released earlier this month by University of Utah psychologists has shown that drivers are much more distracted by talking on a cell phone than by talking with passengers. Frank Drews, David Strayer and Monisha Pasupathi found that when drivers talk on a cell phone, even hands-free cell phones, they drift out of their lanes and miss exits more...
California Becomes 6th State to Ban Texting While Driving
Wednesday, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger singed a bill banning texting while driving. The bill, SB 28, bans the use of electronic wireless communications devices to write, send, or read a text-based communication while driving a motor vehicle....
Driver Cell Phone Usage on the Rise
The NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) came out with an interesting report earlier in the year which addressed the increasing usage of cell phones in cars. The report states that driver cell phone usage increased in 2005, with 6% of drivers on hand-held phones in 2005 nationwide, compared to 5% in 2004. The 2005 rate translates into 974,000 vehicles...
No More Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving In California
California's governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, signed a bill this week that will ban drivers in the biggest U.S. state from talking on hand-held cell phones will driving. The ban will go into effect in July of 2008. From the first day of July day on, the law will allow drivers to talk on cell phones as long as they use...
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