Safety & Accident

Whether using a voice-to-text app or texting manually, drivers will see their response time double when they're engaged in texting. The distraction level is essentially the same, according to a study conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute.

Tags: Distracted driving, Texas A&M, driving while texting, voice-to-text apps, Southwest Region University Transportation Center

A total of 71% of employers have policies, but only 32% are confident that current enforcement is effective, according to a new survey from Aegis Mobility.

Tags: cell phone use, Distracted driving, smartphone, driving while texting, Aegis Mobility

Forty-nine percent of drivers say they answer incoming phone calls while driving, and 24% are willing to place calls on all, most or some trips.

Tags: NHTSA, cell phone use, Distracted driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, driving while texting

Nextraq has partnered with Cellcontrol, a distracted driving technology company, which uses a Bluetooth Trigger Unit coupled with a mobile app that can block or restrict calls, emails, texting and web browsing.

Tags: driver behavior, cell phone use, Distracted driving, NexTraq, Cellcontrol, driving while texting, mobile app, Nextraq DriveGuard

Four years of data show a significant increase in the use of mobile web services while driving.

Tags: State Farm, cell phone use, Distracted driving, driving safety, smartphone, driving while texting

The grants are designed to help test anti-texting enforcement protocols and techniques such as using stationary patrols, spotters on overpasses on elevated roadways and roving patrols.

Tags: NHTSA, cell phone use, Distracted driving, texting bans, driving while texting

This study, which identifies the role of unconscious thought processes in texting and driving, found that texting while driving is predicted by a person's level of habit — more so than how much someone texts.

Tags: Texting, driver behavior, Distracted driving, University of Michigan, driving while texting

New York's distracted driving law makes texting while driving a primary traffic offense, giving police officers the power to stop drivers for this offense alone.

Tags: New York, cell phone use, Distracted driving, texting bans, tickets, cell phone laws, driving while texting

The 'Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving' plan encourages the remaining 11 states without distracted driving laws to enact and enforce this type of legislation. It also asks the auto industry to adopt new guidelines for technology to reduce the potential for distraction on devices built into, or brought into, vehicles.

Tags: NHTSA, cell phone use, Distracted driving, texting bans, cell phone laws, driving while texting

Ohio is the 39th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel for all drivers.

Tags: cell phone use, Distracted driving, Ohio, texting bans, cell phone laws, driving while texting

In a Zoomsafer blog post, the software company addresses why mass media needs to mention that risky distracted driving behaviors are more than just a problem for teens.

Tags: Accidents, cell phone use, ZoomSafer, Distracted driving, driving while texting