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Articles tagged with: Text Messages and Driving
Study shows texting while driving can be deadly
A new study confirms what most people already know: sending text messages and driving are a potentially lethal combination. Twenty-one teens using a driving simulator while sending text messages or searching their MP3s slowed down, wove in an out of their lanes, and, in some cases, ran over pedestrians, according to a study presented to the Pediatric Academic Societies. more
Related Tags: hands-free, text-messaging, ran, mp3, danger, USA
Bus Driver Loses Appeal for Texting While Driving
A bus driver in Ireland has lost his appeal for unfair dismissal after being sacked for using a mobile phone while driving the bus. Arunas Juodikis denied that he was using a mobile phone though, and tried to argue that he had been holding a case for his glasses when observed by his manager. more
Related Tags: Ireland
British Lord Jailed over Fatal Road Accident After Sending Text Messages
The British Lord has been jailed for 12 weeks following a conviction for dangerous driving which lead to a fatal crash. Lord Ahmed, a Labour peer in the House of Lords was involved in an accident on Christmas Day 2007 when it hit another motorist who was killed instantly. more
Mobile Messaging Revenues to Defy Economic Downturn
2009 will undoubtedly be a tough year for many global economies. However, despite uncertain forecasts, messaging company, Acision believes that the changing economic landscape will present many revenue opportunities for service providers. Based on the 2008/2009 New Year SMS figures alone, Acision predicts messaging and its associated revenues will continue to soar globally despite the economic downturn. more
Related Tags: sim-card, mms, mobile-messaging, sms, social-networking, roaming, arpu, twitter, ict, edge, acision, outsourcing, mobile-broadband, personal, dongles, mobile-advertising, 3, backhaul, smart, billing, opex, laptop
Woman Faces Jail for Death While Texting Road Accident
A woman has been warned that she faces a lengthy jail sentence after being convicted of killing a motorist shortly after she had used her mobile phone while driving. Philippa Curtis, of Suffolk, hit the back of Victoria McBryde's car at 70mph in Oxfordshire. Ms McBryde suffered a fatal brain injury from the accident. more
Related Tags: UK
UK Road Safety Group Warns About Driving While Using a Mobile Phone
The UK's Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has started a new campaign to remind motorists about the risks of making a call or texting at the wheel five years after it became illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving. more
Related Tags: rsa, voicemail, hands-free, UK
Older Adults Increasingly Adopt Text Messaging
New research from US operator, Sprint Nextel confirms that the under-30 crowd is definitely texting in mass, and they're driving their parents to text, too. The number of adults who are texting has risen from just two years ago, when a 2006 Pew Research study cited that 13 percent of adults ages 50-64 used the text messaging function on their mobile phone. The Sprint study reveals that now 20 percent of adults ages 55-64 send text messages. more
Related Tags: text-messaging, sprint-nextel, sprint, nextel, text-message, USA
Texting While Driving - More Dangerous than Drinking or Smoking Cannabis
Texting while driving impairs driving skills more than being drunk or high, according to new research carried out by the UK's Transport Research Laboratory (TRL) for the roadside assistance organisation, the Royal Automobile Club (RAC). Despite the danger, nearly half (48%) of UK drivers aged 18 - 24 admit to using SMS whilst driving - a group already at much higher risk of being involved in a crash. more
Nearly Half of US Motorists Use Mobile Phones While Driving
Nearly half of US drivers between ages 18 and 24 say they have sent a text message, instant message or e-mail while driving, according to a new survey by FindLaw. The survey found that 48 percent of drivers between the ages of 18 and 24, and more than a quarter (27 percent) of drivers 25 to 34, admit to texting while behind the wheel. Seventeen percent of all adults surveyed say they have texted while driving. more
Related Tags: new-jersey, USA
UK Sees 25% Jump in Mobile Internet Use Over Past 12 Months
The UK based Mobile Data Association (MDA) has published its latest quarterly data report on mobile phone usage across the UK. The report covers activity from January - May 2008 for Text Messaging (SMS), Mobile Internet (MI) and Picture and Video Messaging (MMS) and identifies new trends in the way people are increasingly relying on their mobile phones. more
Related Tags: mms, sms, mobile-data, roaming, text-messaging, mobile-internet, mobile-data-association, mda, UK
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