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Tuesday, June 29th, 2010
July is right around the corner. For some it means celebrating the Fourth of July, for others it means summer is half way over, but for teens in Iowa it means no more using a cell phone while driving.
July is a big month for distracted driving. Georgia, Kentucky, Michigan, Nebraska and Wyoming will join Iowa by putting their own anti-texting-while-driving laws into effect next month.
Texas teens, who are under 18, are banned from using their cell phone or any electronic device when they are driving.
Friday, April 30th, 2010
If I could change on thing about the way my friends drive it would be for them to stop texting while driving, talking on their phones while driving, or doing anything while driving that isn’t just driving.
Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Texting has become an addiction – everywhere you go you see kids, teens, and adults on their phones texting. We text at dinner, during class, at work, during a movie and even while driving! I myself can’t help to look down at my phone when I see that I received a text but in that split second it takes to read that message I am putting my life and other drivers lives in danger. How many more people must be injured or killed before we as “texters” realize that to spare a life we must put down the phone and drive?
Monday, February 1st, 2010
Do you find yourself answering every incoming call, even when you’re driving? Or do you text while you’re driving, even though you know it’s extremely dangerous?
In Texas, it is illegal for drivers who are under 18-years-old to use their cell phones. Despite this fact, many novice drivers continue to use their phones to text and talk to friends while they are on the road.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
You’ve probably noticed lately that a lot of states have been banning text messaging while driving. Well, you can add another one to the list. North Carolina is the next state to ban texting while driving for all drivers.
The law went into effect December 1, 2009. In order to get a ticket, your car must be in motion while you are texting. For North Carolina the fatal crash rate for 16- to 19-year-olds has trended slightly upward.
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
On October 25, 2009 one of the most wonderful people that was ever put in my life was killed in a car accident. My cousin Kera had gone to a college football game in Lubbock, TX on Saturday and she began traveling back to College Station around 3:00 p.m. On Sunday Oct. 25 around 6:00 [...]
Monday, November 30th, 2009
In Colorado a new law will go into effect December 1 that will make texting while driving illegal for all drivers in the state. For all 16- and 17-year-olds, the law will also outlaw talking on the phone while driving.
The reason for the law is really a no-brainer – driver distractions are dangerous and can be deadly.
Monday, June 1st, 2009
Do you ever text while you’re driving? According to a new survey, if you do, you’re not alone. The independent research organization, Toluna, conducted an online survey, and found that 60 percent of teens (ages 16-19) text while they’re driving.
Friday, May 22nd, 2009
On July 1, 2009 Indiana will be the 21st state to ban cell phone use for drivers that are younger than 18. The ban will include both talking and texting on a cell.
Monday, May 4th, 2009
You may have more in common with a bus driver than you thought. We all know that texting while driving is dangerous, but the truth is that many people still do it. For bus drivers, it is even more dangerous, which is why it has been outlawed in Texas.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
You know that texting while driving has become a big problem in the United States when it is the central point around an entire major motion picture. In the movie, Seven Pounds, Ben Thomas (played by Will Smith) sees his entire life turned upside down when he causes a major car crash that is the result of a one-time glance at his cell phone.
Friday, February 20th, 2009
The newest public service announcement from Teens in the Driver Seat addresses one of the most recent topics of safe driving—text messaging while driving.
Thursday, January 15th, 2009
The National Safety Council (NSC) has announced their call to ban using cell phones while driving. Why? Because when you’re talking on a cell phone chances are you’re not concentrating on driving.
Tuesday, January 6th, 2009
Across the United States lawmakers are taking a whack at making roads safer for teen drivers. Like it or not, text messaging is a major distraction on the road. Add in being a new driver and the combination is especially deadly. As of Jan. 1, 2009 California was the latest state to ban texting while driving.
