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Articles tagged with: Hands Free and Cell Phone
New York Increases the Penalty for Driving While Using a Mobile Phone
.. York has raised the penalty for motorists caught using a mobile while driving and not using a hands-free unit and will now impose two points on the driving records of those caught. Previously, no points were assigned for talking on a cell phon more
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More Than Half of Motorists Use Cell Phones While Driving, But 90% Say Ban It
.. types of cell phone uses while driving: talking with a hand-held phone, talking with a hands-free phone and texting. Of the 356 respondents who said they have talked on a hand-held cell phone while driving, 43% said it should be illegal to do more
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38% of Americans been hit or nearly hit by a driver distracted by their cell phone
U.S. drivers say they are seeing first-hand the danger of driving while distracted (DWD). A new public opinion poll conducted by Harris Interactive for Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company shows nearly four out of 10 (38 percent) drivers say they have been hit or nearly hit by a driver distracted by their cell phone. more
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Few drive well while yakking on cell phones
..ered across the board while driving and talking on a hands-free cell phone. For those who were not supertaskers and who talked on a cell phone while driving the simulators, it took 20 percent longer to hit the brakes when needed and following more
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Clemson researchers develop hands-free texting application
Clemson University researchers say that they have developed a hands-free alternative to cell phone texting while driving. "If you can't keep people from doing it, make it safer," said Juan Gilbert, professor and chairman of the human-centered computing division of Clemson's School of Computing. more
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Study: Cell-phone Driving Bans Have More Impact in Dense, Urban Areas
A new study analyzing the impact of hand-held cell phone legislation on driving safety concludes that usage-ban laws had more of an impact in densely populated urban areas with a higher number of licensed drivers than in rural areas where there are fewer licensed drivers, according to a University of Illinois researcher. more
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Attention demands may explain why texting while driving is so dangerous
A timely study in the journal Human Factors suggests why texting while driving is riskier than talking on a cell phone or with another passenger. Human factors/ergonomics researchers at the University of Utah found that texters in a driving simulator had more crashes, responded more slowly to brake lights on cars in front of them, and showed impairment in forward and lateral control than did drivers who talked on a cell phone while driving or drove without texting. more
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US Drivers Say Texting While Driving Should be Banned
..ice was banned. However, more than 75 percent believe there would be more compliance if hands-free or voice-activated technologies were widely available. The online survey was conducted September 18-21 by Penn, Schoen & Berland Associates more
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Majority of Americans Support Ban on Texting While Driving
A survey by car insurance company, Nationwide Insurance has found that 8 in 10 surveyed Americans say they would support legislation restricting cell phone use while driving. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, reports that 80 percent of Americans favor a ban on texting while driving, while two thirds favor a ban on cell phone calls, and more than half say they would support a ban on cell phone use altogether. 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
Related Tags: driving, british-columbia, Canada
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