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Articles tagged with: Driving
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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Gov't seeks ban on texting truckers, bus drivers
The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted. more
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Stop sign ahead for texting while driving?
Targeting text messaging behind the wheel, the Obama administration plans to offer recommendations to address the growing traffic safety risk of distracted driving and the use of mobile devices by multitasking drivers. more
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Govt: Nearly 6,000 deaths from driver distraction
Opening a government meeting on auto safety, the Obama administration reported Wednesday that nearly 6,000 people were killed and a half-million injured last year in vehicle crashes connected to driver distraction, a striking indication of the dangers of using mobile devices behind the wheel. more
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Gov't to consider limits on distracted driving
With more drivers yakking on their cellphones or texting from behind the wheel, the Obama administration is taking its first hard look at highway hazards with an eye toward potential new restrictions on using mobile devices while driving. more
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