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Articles tagged with: Hands Free
Governors Highway Safety Assoc. backs texting ban
The national association representing state highway safety officials on Sunday threw its support behind a growing movement to ban text messaging by drivers, reversing its previous stand. more
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Transportation Secretary LaHood calls summit on distracted driving
The Obama administration will convene a summit of experts to figure out what to do about the problem of texting while driving, a practice studies and a growing number of accidents show can be deadly. more
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New Insight into Cell Phone Use and Driving Distraction
Several large-scale, naturalistic driving studies (using sophisticated cameras and instrumentation in participants' personal vehicles) by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) provide a clear picture of driver distraction and cell phone use under real-world driving conditions. more
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Police: Texting, talking NY trucker hits car, swimming pool
Police say a western New York tow truck driver was texting on one cell phone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool. more
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Lawmakers propose ban on texting while driving
Democratic lawmakers called for states to ban texting while driving or face cuts in highway funds, citing the need to reduce driver distraction and potential highway deaths and injuries. more
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Canadian State Residents Support Ban Cell Phone Use When Driving
An overwhelming majority of British Columbians believe that cell phone use by drivers has become a serious road safety issue and that most would support a complete ban on cell phone use by drivers, reports a study carried out by Ipsos Reid conducted on behalf of the BC Medical Association. more
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Report: Agency withheld distracted driver research
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gathered hundreds of pages of research and warnings about the hazards of drivers using cell phones, but withheld the information from the public in part out of fear of angering Congress, a newspaper reported Monday. more
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NC gov. warns texters: 'Hope u r not driving now'
North Carolina has become the seventh state to pass a ban this year on texting while driving. So how did Gov. Beverly Perdue get the word out? more
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Majority of US Drivers Who Own Cell Phones Use Them While Driving
.. receives text messages while driving. Most drivers with cell phones use hand-held rather than hands-free phones although they believe that hands-free phones are safer. Even in states where it is illegal for drivers to use hand-held phones, half more
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Review: New headsets let you shoot the breeze
Bluetooth wireless headsets have become a lot better in the last few years at picking out the user's voice from noisy surroundings. more
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