Take out your wireless device. Read the last text message you sent or received aloud. Would reading or responding to that text message from behind the wheel be worth the risk of getting into a car accident -- or worse?
Texting While Driving Facts & Statistics | Texting and Driving - It Can Wait - 0 views
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AT&T teen driver survey findings 97 percent of teens say texting while driving is dangerous — but 43 percent admit to doing so.
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10 Deadliest Driving Distractions | PropertyCasualty360 - 0 views
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At least 11 states in addition to D.C. have banned the use of hand-held cell phones while driving.
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one of the most dangerous distractions and is illegal in 39 states plus D.C. Many yo
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TWD is about six times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated
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Sun Prairie woman sentenced to 1 year in prison for fatal texting crash : Wsj - 1 views
Mental Distraction - What It Means | AAA Exchange - 0 views
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the use of speech-to-text technologies, such as features allowing drivers to listen and verbally respond to text messages or emails, results in a very high-level of mental distraction and significantly affects driver attention
Distracted Driving | State Laws | Texting and Driving - 3 views
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44 states, D.C. Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands ban text messaging for all drivers. 12 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands prohibit all drivers from using handheld cell phones while driving.
Texting Someone Whom You Know Is Driving Could Land You In Court | Vanity Fair - 1 views
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34 percent of teens have copped to texting while driving, and texting behind the wheel makes a crash 23 times (!) more likely
Texting and Driving Statistics - 5 views
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Text a driver in New Jersey, and you could see your day in court - CNN.com - 0 views
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The plaintiffs' attorney, Stephen Weinstein, argued that the text sender was electronically in the car with the driver receiving the text and should be treated like someone sitting next to him
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They ruled that if the sender of text messages knows that the recipient is driving and texting at the same time, a court may hold the sender responsible for distraction and hold him or her liable for the accident.
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The judges' decision has elicited a similar response from the state's governor, Chris Christie. The driver is ultimately responsible, he said. Not someone sending him a text. "You have the obligation to keep your eyes on the road, your hands on the wheel and pay attention to what you're doing," he told radio station New Jersey 101.5.
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Distracted Driving | Frequently Asked Questions | Texting and Driving - 0 views
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So far, the research indicates that the cognitive distraction of having a hands-free phone conversation causes drivers to miss the important visual and audio cues that would ordinarily help you avoid a crash.
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Passenger car driving behavior falls under the jurisdiction of the individual states, so the U.S. DOT can't ban it
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