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App Reports Texting and Driving to Mom and Dad
You can’t dispute that texting behind the wheel is dangerous, yet people still take the risk regularly – young drivers especially – which is something one smartphone app aims to change. Vehawk is a...
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Text-to-911 Service Being Tested in Tennessee
AT&T and the state of Tennessee are starting a trial of a text-to-911 service in order to see how well emergency call centers can receive and handle emergency text messages. The benefits of being...
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In-Car Texting Blocker Gets Consumer Reports Nod
A new gadget is on the market that aims to keep drivers from sending and receiving text messages behind the wheel. It’s called TextBuster, and it blocks cell phones through a small bluetooth device...
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Daydreaming a Major Factor in Distracted Crashes: Study
The lyrics in rock band Supertramp’s song “Dreamer” might have new meaning to some people in light of a study on distracted driving. “You know, well you know you had it comin’ to you. Now there’s not...
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Driver Cell Phone Ban in California Includes Map Apps
Is using at a smartphone map application as distracting as text, talk, and email? It depends. A California judge recently reaffirmed that by ruling that a section of the California Vehicle Code...
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Thumb Socks’ Seek to Stymie Texting and Driving
Smokers have a small arsenal of gimmicks to keep deadly cravings at bay, but what about teens addicted to texting from behind the wheel? Now they have “thumb socks.” Even though some studies have...
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2015 Honda Fit Adds Siri, New Infotainment
Honda picked the upcoming 2015 Fit, which will arrive next spring, to be its first vehicle with an integrated Siri Eyes Free system from Apple. The system will allow drivers with an iPhone 5, 5S and...
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Texting and Driving Has Doubled Since 2012: Study
The number of Michigan drivers who admitted to texting behind the wheel of a car has doubled since 2012 according to a survey conducted by the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning. About 16...
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Child Passengers Don’t Discourage Drivers From Texting
A new study shows that parent’s behave just as badly behind the wheel as drivers without children, even when their kids are in the car. A new study conducted at the University of Michigan shows little...
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Texting and Driving Infuriates Drivers Most: Survey
What type of drivers aggravates you the most while on the road? According to a recent survey conducted by Expedia.com, the texter is the most infuriating driver, ahead of the tailgater and the...
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Cops Might Get Radar Guns’ That Spot Distracted Drivers
Police of the future could be able to detect distracted driving with the same effort as spotting speeders by using radar guns. A company in Virginia is developing a device that has the technology to...
View ArticleFake Funeral Home Puts Up Clever Billboard to Curb Texting and Driving
The Montreal office of agency John St. has put up a clever billboard in hopes of putting a stop to drivers texting while behind the wheel. The billboard simply reads “TEXT AND DRIVE” but underneath it...
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