All the headlines from our Distracted Driving Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Aug 2 2010 // More New Jersey motorists surveyed say they’re texting behind the wheel and speeding. But Garden State residents believe New York motorists are the worst drivers. Some 25 percent of New Jersey motorists surveyed in...
Jul 26 2010 // Huntsville has become the sixth Alabama city to ban sending text messages while driving.Beginning Sept. 20, it will be illegal to send text messages or check e-mail while driving in the Huntsville city limits. The...
Jul 23 2010 // The north Mississippi city of Columbus is considering a local ban on texting while driving.Mayor Robert Smith and council members have asked the city attorney to research the issue and present some possible options for an...
Jul 20 2010 // More New Jersey motorists surveyed say they’re texting behind the wheel and speeding. But the Garden State residents believe New York motorists are the worst drivers.Some 25 percent of New Jersey motorists surveyed...
Jul 19 2010 // Texting while driving is no longer allowed in Kentucky.The practice became illegal on Thursday, as the new law banning the practice takes effect. A statement from Gov. Steve Beshear’s office says Kentucky had more...
Jul 15 2010 // Birmingham has banned texting while driving. The Birmingham City Council voted unanimously to set a $100 fine for drivers caught texting. Councilman Johnathan Austin, chairman of the council’s public safety...
Jul 12 2010 // Police across Tennessee are writing few citations under the year-old texting-while-driving law.The statute went into effect in July 2009, allowing officers to write tickets to drivers they catch sending cell phone text...
Jun 28 2010 // When Michigan’s ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday, July 1, police will be able to pull over motorists solely for using their cell phones to send or look at text messages or e-mails.Some in law...
Jun 28 2010 // Iowa motorists will face new restrictions aimed at cutting down on distractions beginning July 1. A new law that bans adults from reading, writing and sending text messages goes into effect Thursday. The law also bans...
Jun 9 2010 // Springfield, Massachusetts has taken a step toward banning texting while driving.The city council on Monday passed a home rule petition by a 12-1 margin that would allow police to fine anyone who sends or receives text...
Jun 7 2010 // Put down the cell phone and step away from the car.Georgia drivers soon will be banned from texting, checking e-mail or using the Internet behind the wheel and teens will be prohibited from using their cell phones at all...
Jun 2 2010 // It’s now illegal to text while driving in Vermont.Gov. Jim Douglas signed the ban into law Tuesday at the Montpelier High School, joining at least 25 states that have banned the practice. The measure also bans the...
May 7 2010 // Nighttime driving is becoming more hazardous for American teenagers and the likely cause is talking and texting on cell phones while operating a vehicle, according to a study released May 6.The report by the Texas...
May 6 2010 // Vermont lawmakers want to put an S-T-O-P to drivers who text. Under a deal reached Tuesday between lawmakers, texting by drivers of any age will be banned, starting this summer. And the bill that says so goes a step...
Apr 29 2010 // Two bills that would ban the use of handheld cell phones while driving have breezed out of the Louisiana House of Representatives Transportation Committee.Both would allow drivers to talk using hands-free devices. One...
Apr 28 2010 // Drivers can keep sending text messages while traveling Alabama’s highways because a fight between an insurance company and lawyers in the state Senate killed a bill to ban the dangerous practice. Democratic Sen....
Apr 14 2010 // Oklahoma Gov. Brad Henry has signed into law a piece of legislation that will allow law enforcement to cite drivers who drive dangerously while using their cell phone, but prohibit them from initiating a traffic stop...
Apr 12 2010 // Maryland drivers will have to use handsfree devices to talk on cell phones while driving under legislation passed by the Maryland General Assembly on Friday.The House of Delegates voted 125-14 to pass a measure already...
Apr 6 2010 // Motorists in Kentucky would face fines if caught texting while driving under legislation that lawmakers are heralding as a lifesaving measure.The legislation cleared its final hurdle last week when the House passed it by a...
Apr 2 2010 // The Kentucky Senate has used some late maneuvering in pushing a bill aimed at banning people from sending text messages while driving in the state.Senators found a House bill to attach the provisions that would prohibit...