New York: Hang Up & Drive or Get 2 Points on Your License
If you’re in New York, hang up and drive! Why? Because effective tomorrow, February 16, New York motorists caught talking on their cell phones without a headset will earn two points on their driving...
View ArticleIdaho: Ok to Text and Drive
While many states are jumping on the “Don’t Text and Drive” bandwagon, Idaho is taking a different tack. A member of the Idaho House of Representatives has proposed a bill that would allow texting...
View ArticleDon’t Eat and Drive
While much of the United States is concerned about texting while driving, insurance companies across the pond are concerned about a different sort of driver distraction: eating behind the wheel....
View ArticleGoverment Considering Limiting OnBoard Auto Electronics
According to the latest available numbers, there were 3,092 deaths due to distracted driving in 2012. Because of numbers like that, as well as accident claims that don’t cause death, but still cost...
View ArticleIdaho Texting Ban Kicks in July 1
The state of Idaho has joined the bandwagon, and passed a law banning texting while driving. It’s set to go into effect on July 1 of this year, but there is concern from some local law enforcement...
View ArticleStop the texts. Stop the wrecks.
Lead Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley, officials around the United States are cracking down on teens who text while drive with a new awareness campaign. Why? Because according to current...
View ArticleMichigan Governer Signs “Kelsey’s Law”
It’s becoming a common scenario: a teen driver is talking on the phone while driving, isn’t paying attention to the road, and ends up crashing the car, resulting in injuries, or worse: death. In an...
View ArticleOklahoma Legislature Votes Down Texting While Driving Ban…Again
While almost every other state in the country is passing laws banning texting while driving, the Oklahoma legislature has managed to not pass it for the third time this session. The most recent attempt...
View ArticleFlorida House Approves Text-While-Driving Ban
On Wednesday, May 1, the Florida House of Representatives passed, in a 110-6 vote, it’s version of a law that would ban texting while operating a motor vehicle, but the legislation may not be enacted...
View ArticleNew York Creates Special Texting Zones
In an effort to further decrease distracted driving in his state, a few weeks ago New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced the creation of dedicated “texting zones” along the state’s highways and the...
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