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Articles tagged with: Driving
NJ cops: Driver texting about drug deal hits biker
Police say a man who drove his car into a New Jersey cyclist had been sending a text message about a drug deal. more
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British Politician Prosecuted for Road Accident While Using Mobile Phone
A senior British politician is to be prosecuted for prosecuted for allegedly driving without due care and attention and driving while using a mobile phone without a hands-free kit. Last month, the Deputy Leader of the UK's governing Labour Party, Harriet Harman was reported to have been involved in a road accident while using a mobile phone. more
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Ex-bus driver convicted in Ohio pedestrian's death
A former Cleveland bus driver who was on her cell phone when her bus struck and killed a man in a crosswalk has been found guilty of vehicular homicide. more
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Pa. House panel OKs ban on texting while driving
A bill to bar text messaging while driving in Pennsylvania is headed to the House floor. more
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Canadians split on extending cellphone ban at the wheel
..58%) aged 50 and older would support a total ban on cellphone usage while driving, compared with just three in 10 (27%) between the ages of 18 and 24. Regionally, support for banning hands-free cellphone usage while driving is lowest in provin more
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Wisconsin Senate passes texting ban for all drivers
All Wisconsin drivers, not just teenagers, would be banned from sending text messages while driving under a bill that passed the state Senate on Tuesday. more
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Study Finds Differing Long-Term Effects of Hand-Held Cellphone Laws
Phoning while driving and texting behind the wheel are in the news. This is the highway safety issue of the moment, the subject of cartoons and, on a more serious side, the focus of US legislation. A key question is whether such laws succeed in changing patterns of driver cellphone use. more
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Listen up, NYC cabbies! Phone use might be out
New Yorkers and tourists who have ever been frustrated by cabbies talking on the phone might get their full attention soon. more
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Schwarzenegger to Shriver: Put down the cell phone
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is calling out his wife, Maria Shriver, for apparently violating a state law he signed - holding her cell phone while driving. more
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British Politician Accused of Causing Road Accident While Using Mobile Phone
The Deputy Leader of the UK's governing Labour Party has been accused of causing a road accident while talking on a mobile phone. Harriet Harman MP is being investigated by police after also allegedly leaving the scene of the accident without leaving her car insurance details. more
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