Sentences with phrase «cellphone use behind»

A new study by IIHS and Virginia Tech helps clarify the risk of cellphone use behind the wheel and offers insight into other distracting behaviors that drivers engage in.

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Statistics show that at any given moment during the day, 660,000 drivers are using cellphones or other electronic devices while they are behind the wheel.

Driving while distracted, such as using cellphones, texting, or taking pictures while behind the wheel;

The driver of a daycare minibus has lost her job after police caught her using her cellphone behind the wheel in Surrey..

Using a cellphone while behind the wheel is not only dangerous, it is illegal.

The Colorado distracted driving law, which went into effect in 2009, prohibits drivers under the age of 18 from using cellphones to talk or text while behind the wheel, and also bars adults from using handheld devices to send or receive text messages while driving.

This article outlines laws that govern the use of cellphones while behind the wheel.

Girls are twice as likely as boys to use cellphones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel, according to an in - car video study released this week that offers a revealing look into the driving lives of teens.

Many of the distracting behaviors — including cellphone use — were more prevalent with older teens, «suggesting rapid changes in these behaviors as teens get more comfortable behind the wheel,» according to the AAA foundation.