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Business
FMCSA seeks handheld cell phone ban
Rule would prohibit interstate commercial trucker from reaching for, dialing or holding handheld cell phone while operating a commercial motor vehicle.
December 17, 2010
Business
DOT launches distracted driving video online
Online video series explores the consequences of texting and cell phone use while driving.
November 17, 2010
Channel 19
Dentistry: latest in driving distractions
It’s been texting for a couple years now, after it was CBs and Qualcomm units and cell phones, and now DOT is reportedly eyeing other in-cab distractions for potential regulation beginning later this year. Then there was that rash of ugly outcomes after haulers either choked on or were otherwise distracted by food — oh a-and […]
July 7, 2010
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Business
Delaware enacts texting law
Delaware is the 30th state to ban texting while driving.
July 7, 2010
Business
Massachusetts bans texting
Massachusetts is the 29th state to ban texting behind the wheel.
July 3, 2010
Business
FMCSA examines other in-truck distractions
The agency has asked its Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee for ways to combat distracted driving.
June 25, 2010
Business
Louisiana beefs up ban on texting while driving
This law strengthens Louisiana’s 2008 texting ban, which allowed police to ticket drivers caught using their phones only if they were stopped for another offense.
June 18, 2010
Business
Georgia to ban texting
The new Georgia primary law, which is effective July 1, prohibits drivers of all ages from texting while driving.
June 8, 2010
Business
Distracted driving meeting set
A Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration committee will meet June 8-10 to focus on distracted driving.
May 26, 2010
Channel 19
Latest in distractions: One word, three letters, rhymes with ‘text’
Earlier this week, as Kansas became the 26th state to enact a behind-the-wheel anti-texting law applicable to all drivers, the folks at hands-free headset-maker Jabra released results of a survey/study conducted in April that threw a little wrench (and more!) into all the late discussion of worrisome activities drivers engage behind the wheel of fast-moving vehicles. While 28 percent […]
May 26, 2010
Business
Wisconsin to ban texting
Now half of the states prohibit texting while behind the wheel in some form.
May 5, 2010
Business
Michigan begins texting ban
Texting while driving is a secondary offense that allows law enforcement officials to ticket drivers if they are pulled over for another offense.
May 3, 2010
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