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Articles tagged with: Insurance and Cell Phone
More Than Half of Motorists Use Cell Phones While Driving, But 90% Say Ban It
More than half of motorists in the USA say they have used a cell phone while driving, but nine out of 10 say it should be illegal to do so, according to a survey sponsored by the Chubb Group of insurance Companies. 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
..nies. Jacobson says the difference between his study and one recently published by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, is that he used publicly available data and the number of licensed 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
.. your teenagers," he says. "You also want to reduce your insurance costs for your teen drivers. Using our system you can prove that teen drivers are not talking while driving, which can significantly reduce the risk of getting into a more
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Poll: Maybe Cell Phone Law Wasn't Such a Popular Idea
A recent poll by PEMCO insurance shows that drivers may be having second thoughts about the state's new law governing hand-held cell-phone use while driving, now that the law is in force and law enforcement officials are tagging violators with tickets. more
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