CA may ban teen tech use in cars
California is one of 11 states considering a law banning teens’ use of cellphones and other electronic devices while driving. “At least 15 states and the District of Columbia have passed bans,” the...
View ArticleTexting + driving = bad news: Study
We all instinctively knew this, but now data has finally been released: People who text while driving are 23 times more likely to crash than “nondistracted drivers,” CNET reports, citing new findings...
View ArticleTeen drivers: Take a ‘text stop’
That’s the suggestion Det. Frank Dannahey, a longtime youth division officer who has a lot of experience with the texting-while-driving issue, gives teen drivers he knows. “Just like a rest stop on the...
View ArticleSoftware that blocks texting while driving
Thirty states have banned texting while driving, but the bans are tough to enforce. So two companies, WebSafety Inc. in Texas and Manage Mobility in Georgia are partnering to provide software to...
View ArticleTexting beats driving for teens
Texting doesn’t just beat out social networking for teens by more than 2 to 1, as Pew/Internet reported last spring, it also beats driving. Parent and Forbes writer Jim Motavalli has both anecdotal and...
View ArticleImportant for safety: ‘It Can Wait!’
There seems to be something automatic about responding immediately when a text comes in. Maybe it’s because a text is just part of a conversation. But whatever that reflex is, it needs an override when...
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