Texting While Driving Beginning July 1, Monday, texting while driving will become a so-called “primary offense” in Virginia, meaning that a police officer can pull a motorist for just doing that action, according to WJLA. http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/06/virginia-texting-and-driving-to-become-a-primary-offense-july-1-90717.html Currently, a law enforcement…
Voice Activated Dashboards and Drivers
Voice Activated Dashboards In a landmark study, researchers found that some forms of hands-free technology — such as a driver voice activated dashboards to send an email while behind the wheel — are actually more distracting than merely talking on…
Cops Seize Cells After Crash
Cops Seize Cells In New Jersey after Crash New Jersey is weighing a controversial bill that would allow police officers to check a driver’s cellphone at the scene of a crash, to see if that motorist was talking on the…
Text Recipient In Crash Texter Liable?
Text Recipient Crashes Here’s a case that could have national impact: A New Jersey appellate court is being asked whether a texter can be held liable if the text recipient “crashes and causes harm to other while reading and driving,”…
AT&T Chief Warns About Texting And Driving, But Doesn’t Want It Banned
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson has become a vocal anti-texting-while-driving advocate, delivering that message at investor conferences, shareholder meetings and club meetings, according to The New York Times. The paper, in a story headlined “AT&T Chief Speaks Out On…
Couple In Texting Suit, Who Lost Legs, Reach $500,000 Settlement
A New Jersey couple has reached a $500,000 settlement of a suit they filed when their motorcycle was hit by a motorist who was texting on his cellphone, according to press reports. The man and woman each lost a leg…
Texas Youth Texted Before Almost-Fatal Truck Accident
Chance Bothe waited a little too long to take his own advice. The 21-year-old Texas native on Jan. 24 sent a prescient message to a friend. “I need to quit texting, because I could die in a car accident,” he…
N.J. Distracted Drivers Can Now Face Vehicular Homicide Charges
New Jersey last week enacted a tough distracted-driver law: A motorist who kills someone while using a handheld cellphone can face charges of vehicular homicide. New Jersey Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno last Wednesday signed into a law legislation that permits…
One-Third Of High School Students Have Texted While Driving
A survey about the driving habits of teenagers had some good news and bad news. The good news was that high school students are buckling up more, and they are less often getting into a vehicle with driven by someone…