This is not the first move that the government has made to reduce the dangers
of texting drivers.
If you have been rear - ended or involved in any sort of car accident due to the carelessness
of a texting driver, Dana J. Watts, Attorney at Law, can help you seek compensation.
Not exact matches
Apple's new system, which requires users to plug in their iPhones with a Lightning cable to use, enables
drivers to make calls, get directions, listen to music, send and receive
text and email messages and a heck
of a lot more «with just a word or a touch,» all in a way that allows you to stay focused on the road, Apple says.
The company spent the past year heavily investing in their mobile strategy by offering
text updates via their mobile app and hiring thousands
of additional delivery
drivers.
At a twice - monthly team meeting, staffers share stories
of great
driver - passenger interactions from the past week — say, the time one brought the other a sandwich because he
texted he hadn't eaten all day.
In his new book, The Digital Diet, he cites a barrage
of statistics that show technology's pervasiveness in our lives, from the funny (10 %
of people 24 and younger believe it's OK to fire off a
text during sex) to the serious (16,000 Americans have been killed by
texting drivers).
According to numbers from the National Safety Council, 2.2 %
of drivers admitted to
texting and driving or similar activities as
of 2014, up from just 1 % in 2010.
Proving a
driver was
texting may require a subpoena
of cellphone records, something a judge would be unlikely to grant unless an accident is involved.»
He explained the
text simply noted that Uber did not onboard as many San Diego
drivers as they could have that week because in the two weeks prior, a very large number
of new
drivers were added to the system.
The company says it is considering sending dashboard phone mounts to
drivers accused
of texting while driving, and installed passenger - facing mirrors in the backseats
of operators in Seattle based on evidence it causes riders to «self - moderate» their behavior.
how good
of a
driver a person is... do they change lanes erratically, talk or
text on the phone while driving, tailgate, or any other bad habits that would cause a person to not own the vehicle for a long period
of time?
The way Responsible Young
Drivers created a viral video to educate the public about the dangers
of texting while you drive was effective in driving their message across.
Contrary to demonstrating the outright dangers
of texting while driving, it told young
drivers in the video who were taking their driving test to
text as they drive in order to pass the test.
The
driver of a truck which collided with a church minibus in Texas on Wednesday, killing 13 people, admitted afterwards that he had been
texting while driving,...
«Cookie» is a small file which contains small
text, used by majority
of the websites, sent and store on your computer» hard
driver in order to uniquely identify the browser you are using, whereas most
of the current generation browsers are usually setup to accept cookies by default.
It is a campaign designed to educate
drivers about the dangerous
of texting and driving.
AT&T still has an awesome campaign to teach
drivers the importance
of waiting to read that
text, IM, Facebook status, tweet, etc..
If you have new
drivers in the home, be sure to check in with them often about the rules
of the road, and the importance
of driving carefully and not
texting while driving.
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When you are weaving in and out
of the traffic, talking on your cell phone or
texting while driving, not paying attention to street signs or speeding, you are not being considerate
of other
drivers.
For the safety
of your teen and for other
drivers on the road, no
texting while driving needs to be the rule.
Dr. David Hill gives parents
of new
drivers some tips on how to help kids become safe
drivers, including no
texting and driving and a parent / child safety agreement that sets standards for safety.
Police in New York state may soon have a high - tech way
of catching
texting drivers: a device known as a textalyzer that allows an officer to quickly check if a cellphone has been in use before a crash.
New York's major roadways will soon have «
texting zones» where
drivers can pull over to answer
texts or emails on their smartphones, as part
of an effort by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to combat distracted driving.
Police officers would be able to check the cell phones
of drivers in auto accident to see if they were talking or
texting while operating the car, under a measure proposed in Albany by Brooklyn Assemblyman Felix Ortiz.
We are always looking at new and better ways to make the highway even safer, and Governor Cuomo's
Text Stops initiative is an excellent way for
drivers to stay in touch while recognizing the dangers
of using mobile devices while driving.»
As a way
of coping with the reality that people
text, or are tempted to
text, while they are driving, the state Thruway will begin offering 91 locations specifically designated for
drivers to pull over, answer a
text or email message, or make a phone call.
However, an RAC survey points to far weaker compliance, with 45 per cent
of drivers admitting to
texting while driving.
Radar, flashy LED signs, and
text alerts to
drivers» cell phones and local police are part
of New York's new, high - tech effort to combat often fatal wrong - way crashes on the state Thruway.
«There have been far too many avoidable tragedies due to
texting while driving, and with these new penalties, we are seeking to change the behavior
of young
drivers now and make New York's roadways safer for all,» said Cuomo.
Statistics show the 100 deadliest days for US teen
drivers if from Memorial Day to Labor Day and the issue
of texting while driving is near epidemic proportions.
«We continue to see the devastating impact
of drivers who feel answering a
text is more important than their life or the lives
of others on the road,» said Kearns.
Each car in the convoy would measure the distance, speed, and direction
of the car in front
of it, allowing the «
driver» to nap,
text, or read the paper without killing anyone.
Drivers are then automatically sent an email or
text message
of conditions on their regular commute before their trip begins.
Recent analyses show that more than 40 percent
of high school
drivers surveyed had
texted while driving in the previous month.
The effects
of text messaging on young novice
driver performance.
Ford's SYNC in - car communications system offers several features that ng Connect is proposing for its version
of the connected car, including vehicle health reporting and the ability to have
text messages, news, weather and other personalized information read aloud to the
driver.
To determine the prevalence
of texting while driving among youths, Bailin and her colleagues analyzed data from the 2011 Youth Risk Behavior Survey
of 7,833 high school students who were old enough to get a
driver's license in their state.
Voice recognition -
texting slowed
drivers» reaction times and made them miss seeing things right in front
of them.
«Although teens may be developmentally predisposed to engage in risk - taking behavior, reducing the prevalence
of texting while driving is an obvious and important way to ensure the health and safety
of teen
drivers, their passengers and the surrounding public,» Bailin said.
Of drivers in the United States ages 18 - 64 years, 31 percent reported they had read or sent
text or email messages while driving at least once in the 30 days prior, according to 2011 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Drivers in a simulator reacted slowly to sudden traffic emergencies regardless
of whether they were thumbing
texts into smartphones or dictating them to Google Glass.
Drivers eat, reach for the phone,
text, or otherwise take their eyes off the road about 10 percent
of the time they are behind the wheel, according to a study using video technology and in - vehicle sensors.
Risks
of distracted driving were greatest for newly licensed teen
drivers, who were substantially more likely than adults to be involved in a crash or near miss while
texting or engaging in tasks secondary to driving, according to the researchers from the National Institutes
of Health and Virginia Tech.
«As new forms
of technology increasingly are available in cars, it's important that
drivers don't feel compelled to answer every incoming call or
text.
Talking or
texting Nearly 80 percent
of crashes involve
driver inattention, and one
of the primary causes is — you guessed it — using a cell phone.
To prove his identity, Martin
texted her a selfie as well as pictures
of his
driver's license and credit card.
Driver's rocker winds up supplying most
of the film's spare laughs; her Priscilla is not the warmest mother to her beyond - his - years young son (Jake Katzman, «The Adderall Diaries»), and she has a great scene involving cigarettes,
texting, chanting, and meditation.
The House will take up the
texting while driving ban aka «TTYL» bill (HB2) sponsored by Rep. Jim McClendon, Rep. Mac McCutcheon's legislation adding utility trucks and wreckers to the list
of vehicles for which
drivers are required to slow down and move into a vacant lane for when parked on the side
of the road (HB76), and Rep. Allen Farley's bill to crack down on synthetic drugs known as «spice» or «salts» (HB158).
The fundamental issues remain similar (e.g., teachers or textbooks as
drivers of the curriculum, student challenges when using
text in courses, cost
of books); however, the advent
of new technologies, like electronic
text (e-
text) and reading devices (e-readers) have added more complexity to the discussion.