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Tag: distracted driving: Page 3
Business
DOT releases âBlueprint for Ending Distracted Drivingâ
DOT offers a strategy to address the use of handheld cell phones behind the wheel to reduce risks of distracted driving.
June 7, 2012
Business
Idaho, Alaska legislatures ban handheld texting while driving
Alaska and Idaho become the 37th and 38th states to ban texting while driving for all motorists.
April 19, 2012
Channel 19
Kicking the habit: Why a blanket cell-phone ban wonât work
As if hearing the plethora of truck driversâ objections to the prohibitions on handheld cell use in-cab while driving, minus any similar prohibition for the motoring public and given the wide problem of motorist distraction on the highways, the National Transportation Safety Board formally recommended that all personal electronic devices be banned from use while [âŚ]
December 15, 2011
Business
Safety board urges total cell phone use ban by all drivers
NTSBâs recommendation would have to be adopted separately by each U.S. state since states have authority over driver behavior.
December 14, 2011
Channel 19
Modest proposal: âBan truck drivingâ
The comments on the news of the handheld cellphone ban while driving for the interstate pilots of the nationâs tractor-trailer rigs continue to come in. (Read them for yourself here, including among them at the very end a reaction by driver Wayne Leverton to witnessing a state patrol officer in Washington State use both hands [âŚ]
December 9, 2011
Business
Fed agency measures distracted-driving deaths
New data released by NHTSA using its refined methodology show an estimated 3,092 fatalities in distraction-affected crashes in 2010.
December 9, 2011
Business
Idaho, Tennessee to mount holiday patrols
Idaho police statewide will conduct an enforcement campaign to target impaired driving Nov. 19-27.
November 17, 2011
Business
NTSB urges ban on cell phone use
Board recommended banning the use of mobile phones by commercial drivers except in emergencies.
September 14, 2011
Channel 19
Texting temptation: A little ditty â and more â to help you resist
A little good humor today â with a safety message to boot. Admit it: Weâve all been tempted when it comes to texting while driving, right? What will it hurt to answer the spouseâs question with a quick âN-Oâ or, yes, the opposite? Next time that thought fires in your head, Winnipeg, Manitoba-based high school [âŚ]
September 8, 2011
Voices
Speakout
Truckers weigh in on such issues as sleep apnea, distracted driving, 9/11 and safety measures.
September 1, 2011
Business
Maine to ban texting
The law makes Maine the 33rd state to prohibit texting behind the wheel.
June 3, 2011
Business
Survey: Firms know of cell phone use
Survey results show that 62 percent of companies have written policies prohibiting employees from using a mobile phone while driving on the job.
May 17, 2011
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