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<< Previous | Next >> November 2, 2009Britain Gets Tough on drivers who Text while DrivingA hearbreaking story in The New York Times of a young woman who has been sentenced to a high-security women’s prison, for killing someone much like herself, while texting and driving.
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October 27, 20097,000 fines issued in NY City daylong crackdown on cellphones and drivingLast Thursday, in a daylong crackdown, The New York City Police Department issued 7,529 fines - which are normally $130 - to drivers caught talking on their cellphone while at the wheel. This is actually an improvement and 1,500 fewer than were written on the first crackdown day in May. However, it was about 100 more than were written on a similar day in August. [CityRoom] emily | 9:32 AM | permalink
October 21, 2009Mobile phone users cannot walk in straight line
The study does not imply that people should be banned from walking and talking, but it backs up safety concerns about the use of the phones in cars. Read full article. Related: -- 6 million people hurt in the UK last year while texting and talking -- Padded lampost to protect texters was PR stunt emily | 8:14 AM | permalink
October 17, 2009NYC Plans to Forbid Taxi Drivers from Using Cellphones
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October 14, 2009Maria Shriver caught calling while drivingGov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed -- holding her cell phone while driving. TMZ posted pictures. [via The Huffington Post] emily | 4:40 PM | permalink
October 9, 2009Bus driver gets fired after calling back managementA bus driver in Stockholm has to quit his job after using his cell phone when driving the bus. Stockholm News reports.
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October 5, 2009UK Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman has car accident while using cell phoneLabour deputy leader Harriet Harman is being investigated by the police after she was involved in a traffic collision while using her mobile phone, it was revealed last night, reports The Guardian. The accident did not result in any injuries. Related: - British Lord Jailed over Fatal Road Accident After Sending Text Messages emily | 9:26 AM | permalink
October 3, 2009Jon Stewart Exposes CNN's Texting and Driving Silliness
The Daily Show about CNN's report on the dangers of texting while driving. [via Comedy Central] emily | 11:50 AM | permalink
October 2, 2009Obama bans text messaging by gov't driversPresident Barack Obama signed an executive order barring the nation's 3 million federal workers from sending text messages while driving government vehicles, the White House said Thursday. The directive, ordered Wednesday night, also applies to privately owned vehicles if the employee is on official business. [via The Detroit News] emily | 8:46 AM | permalink
September 29, 2009Foreign Airlines Ahead of U.S. on Cellphone UseCellphone use on airplanes, it would seem, is on extended hold in the United States. The New York Times reports.
Read full article. emily | 7:58 AM | permalink
September 28, 2009New Zealand to Ban Cell Phone GPS Features While DrivingNew Zealand is taking their cell phones-while-driving-ban beyond text messaging and calling, prohibiting the use of GPS, reports Cellular News.
emily | 8:32 AM | permalink
September 27, 2009A one man campaign against distracted driving
Jeff Larson of Safe Roads Alliance campaigning against distracted driving by offering drivers $1 to hang up phones. [via The Boston Globe] emily | 8:25 AM | permalink
September 24, 2009Auto industry supports ban on texting in carsThe Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers Wednesday announced its support for banning text messaging using a hand-held device or calling using a hand-held device while driving a motor vehicle, saying the visual/manual task interferes with the attention a driver needs to safely operate an automobile. "Alliance member companies have long recognized the risks of distracted driving. That’s why automakers voluntarily developed and implemented guidelines for integrated advanced information and communications systems," added Alliance President and CEO Dave McCurdy. The Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is a trade association of 11 car and light truck manufacturers including BMW Group, Chrysler, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Jaguar Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi Motors, Porsche, Toyota and Volkswagen. [Press release via Cellular News] Previously: - Ford Backs Ban on Text Messaging by Drivers emily | 9:33 AM | permalink
September 22, 2009Ford Works to Develop Voice-to-Text SystemLooking to add to its winning Sync system, Ford is researching a voice-to-text system that would allow drivers to keep the utility of text-messaging without taking their eyes off the road. Ford is so far the only automaker to endorse the national texting ban. [via KickingTires] emily | 10:26 PM | permalink
September 17, 2009Continental Airlines sends boarding passes to cell phonesStarting today Continental passengers in Philadelphia who go to the airline's Web site within 24 hours of their flights can get their boarding passes e-mailed to cell phones or personal digital assistants, like a BlackBerry or Palm. The paperless boarding pass has an encrypted tamper-proof bar code, identifying the passenger, and the usual information - flight number, seat assignment, gate, and departure time. [via The Philadelphia Inquirer] Related: -- American Airlines introduces mobile boarding passes -- Delta Adds Cell Phone Boarding Pass -- Lufthansa trials mobile boarding pass emily | 7:40 AM | permalink
September 11, 2009Ford Backs Ban on Text Messaging by DriversThe Ford Motor Company on Thursday became the first automaker to endorse a federal ban on sending text messages while driving, reports The New York Times.
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September 8, 2009iPhone game conveys road safety
Australian road authorities are so worried about mobile phones distracting young drivers that they have become among the first in the world to convey their safety messages through iPhone games and video game billboards, reports The Sydney Morning Herald.
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September 7, 2009Moms put a face on the dangers of teen drivingDriving It Home is heart-wrenching program that makes teens sit up and listen. Parents who have lost cherished children in car accidents lecture them on safety as technological distractions have made the task of driving all the more perilous. HeraldNet reports.
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September 1, 2009Amusement Park Operators Texting on the Job
CBS Chicago conducted an undercover surveillance of amusement park operators and filmed then texting repeatedly while operating the rides. Horrifying. emily | 8:25 AM | permalink
August 31, 2009Highway safety group gets behind texting and driving ban
More in GHSA press release. emily | 9:48 PM | permalink
August 30, 2009Drivers Support Ban On Text Messaging Behind The WheelDrivers seem to be responding favorably to new legislation signed by NY Governor David Paterson Thursday that bans text messaging, checking e-mail or surfing the web while behind the wheel. NY1 reports.
Seems lightweigh compared to Utah, where if a driver who is texting causes a crash that injures or kills someone now faces up to 15 years in prison, according to a new law which took effect in May. emily | 12:06 PM | permalink
Utah Gets Tough With Texting DriversIn most states, if somebody is texting behind the wheel and causes a crash that injures or kills someone, the penalty can be as light as a fine. Utah is much tougher. The New York Times reports.
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August 25, 2009TXT Responsibly.org
After yesterday's Don't Tweet and Drive post, yet another site which aims to raise awareness on the dangers of texting and driving: TXT Responsibly.org. emily | 8:59 AM | permalink
August 24, 2009Don't Tweet & Drive website promotes old school driving
There's actually a Don't Tweet & Drive website with a Twitter feed. Their objective: "Encouraging socially responsible social networking (texting and e-mailing). Promoting old school driving: Hands on the wheel and eyes on the road." emily | 8:46 AM | permalink
August 23, 200924-hour cell phone crackdown nabs thousands of chatty New Yorkers
Read full article. emily | 10:05 AM | permalink
August 17, 2009Text drive film to 'shock' pupils
A shocking video has been made for pupils in an attempt to stop car crashes caused by the driver texting while driving. The short film, starring young actors from south Wales, shows a teenage girl killing four people after she uses her mobile phone to send a text. Please watch and please make your teenage driving children watch. [via the BBC] Other safe driving campaigns related to cell phones and texting: -- 'Death by Cell Phone' billboards placed in Florida -- No Texting While Driving Sign -- Don't drive distracted billboard campaign in Wisconsin and in New Zealand -- "Crash" and "Accident" : Road safety campaign Some tech options to help teenagers/drivers from texting and driving: -- Car key prevents teenagers from using mobile phones while driving -- CellCoach, the (loud) deterrent to texting and driving emily | 8:07 AM | permalink
August 13, 2009Gauging Your Distraction
New studies show that drivers overestimate their ability to multitask behind the wheel. This game on The New York Times website measures how your reaction time is affected by external distractions. Regardless of your results, experts say, you should not attempt to text when driving. emily | 9:58 AM | permalink
July 30, 2009Senators Seek a Ban on Texting and DrivingStates that do not ban texting by drivers could forfeit hundreds of millions of dollars in federal highway funds under legislation introduced Wednesday in the Senate by four Democratic senators. The New York Times reports.
Read full article. emily | 10:48 AM | permalink
July 28, 2009In Study, Texting Lifts Crash Risk by Large MarginThe first study of drivers texting inside their vehicles shows that the risk sharply exceeds previous estimates based on laboratory research — and far surpasses the dangers of other driving distractions. The New York Times reports.
Read full article. emily | 9:37 AM | permalink
July 21, 2009U.S. Withheld Data on Risks of Distracted Driving
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