Massachusetts has passed a hands-free driving law that makes it the 16th state in the nation to pass such a law, according to media reports.
A new multi-solution platform is designed to prevent drivers from using smartphones while driving using a combination of software and device tracking.
A new law that will reclassify a first-time offense of texting while driving as a moving violation will go into effect on July 1, 2019 in Illinois and will boost the penalty for violators.
Georgia law officers wrote 961 tickets in July for motorists who violated the state's new hands-free law, which went into effect on July 1, which was a more than 30% increase from the year before.
Legislation signed by Gov. John Kasich on July 30 broadens Ohio's current texting-while-driving ban to include several forms of distracted driving and could cost offenders an additional $100 penalty.
A distracted driving law that went into effect in Iowa a year ago has resulted in over 1,100 tickets for texting and driving. That translates into six times as many tickets issued as compared to the same time period in the prior year.
The "2018 Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws" grades states on the adoption of 16 fundamental traffic safety laws.
These small fleet operators share how they form and manage distracted driving policies that balance safety with productivity and real-world considerations.
New survey results from the AAA Foundation indicate that 31.4% of drivers admit to typing or sending texts or emails behind the wheel in the past month.
Research underscores how widespread distracted driving has become, especially in bumper-to-bumper traffic.