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Articles tagged with: Hands Free and Insurance
Texting bans don't reduce crashes - Study
It's illegal to text while driving in most USA States. Yet a new study by researchers at the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) finds no reductions in crashes after laws take effect that ban texting by all drivers. In fact, such bans are associated with a slight increase in the frequency of insurance claims filed under collision coverage for damage to vehicles in crashes. This finding is based on comparisons of claims in four States before and after texting ban, compared with patterns of claims in nearby states. 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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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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Hand-held cellphone laws aren't reducing crashes
..ons with such bans may be switching to hands-free phones because no US state currently bans all drivers from using such phones. In this case crashes wouldn't go down because the risk is about the same, regardless of whether the phones are hand- more
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British Politician Accused of Causing Road Accident While Using Mobile Phone
..hold of me" It is not clear at the moment if she was using a hands-free unit while talking on the mobile phone, although the reports that she was seen using a phone suggest not. The current government introduced a ban on using a mobile ph 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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New Car-Ignition Key can Jam Mobile Phones
..one - even though studies by University of Utah psychologists indicate hands-free phones are just as distracting as handheld phones. Curry agrees that driving while talking on any cell phone "is not safe," but he says the inventors h more
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Poll: Maybe Cell Phone Law Wasn't Such a Popular Idea
..fect, 60 percent of respondents said that talking without a hands-free device while driving should be treated as a primary offense. Now, just three months after using a hand-held device while driving became illegal, fewer drivers -- 50 percen more
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Teen Drivers Often Ignore Bans on Using Cellphones and Texting
..ey strongly support the restrictions. Parents and teens alike believe the ban on hand-held and hands-free phone use isn't being enforced. Researchers concluded that North Carolina's law isn't reducing teen drivers' cellphone use. The two-part more
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