Safety & Accident

The company said the Coca Cola driver, Araceli Venessa Cabral, was driving a car, not a truck, and worked in a sales role, rather than as a delivery driver, as originally reported by law firm Thomas J. Henry Injury Attorneys. The driver was also using a hands-free device, Coca Cola said, which is consistent with, and exceeds, Texas state law requirements.

Tags: driver behavior, hands-free, cell phone use, Lawsuits, safety policies, Distracted driving

WASHINGTON – NHTSA and the DOT proposed new guidelines designed to encourage automakers to limit the risk of driver distraction when using communications, navigation, and entertainment technologies built into vehicles.

Tags: DOT, NHTSA, navigation system, hands-free, Ray LaHood, Distracted driving, David Strickland

WASHINGTON – The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) issued a recommendation to the 50 states, and D.C., to ban driver use of all portable electronic devices in a vehicle, including hands-free devices.

Tags: bluetooth, hands-free, cell phone use, NTSB, cell phone laws

BELLEVUE, WA – As hands-free legislation spreads across the nation, the Bluetooth Special Interest Group is working to educate the public on how Bluetooth technology can be used in the car for hands-free compliance.

Tags: hands-free, cell phone use

Drivers' chatting, even on hands-free devices, is risky, experts say.

Tags: driver safety, hands-free, cell phone use