Sentences with phrase «texting driver»

The growing popularity of texting has led to an increase in personal injury accidents caused by texting drivers.

The age group with the highest percentage of texting drivers is between 16 and 24.

What most texting drivers fail to remember, however, is that it only takes a second.

Take into account that male managers text drivers from a female persona to get a higher engagement rate, and the mind games just feel a little... dirty.

This is not the first move that the government has made to reduce the dangers of texting drivers.

Charles Francis, public information officer for the Charleston Police Department states that the officers are enforcing the law, but are not specifically assigned to look for texting drivers while on patrol.

I would imagine that the car would do poorly in accident avoidance situations, such as veering to avoid the cell phone texting driver who just popped into your lane.

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.

A New Jersey appeals court ruled on Tuesday that an individual who knowingly texts the driver of a car could...

At first blush, the «don't text drivers» holding sounds a bit like a dram shop law and other drunk driving laws.

Will the new ban passed by Governor Rick Scott really change the habits of South Florida texting drivers?

According to a preliminary report from the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, 196 crashes in 2012 involved texting drivers.

My concern is the $ 800 COT (cost of transfer) fee upfront and I only needed to text him my drivers license picture.

Fatal Bus Accident May Have Been Caused By Texting Driver, New Mexico Personal Injury Lawyer Blog, April 5, 2017.

Speed variance was also greater for texting drivers than for non-texting drivers.

Texting drivers who cause personal injury or death need to be held accountable for their actions.

One Sacramento - based company is launching a creative idea aimed at reducing the number of texting drivers.

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).

Texting drivers kill people.

Imagine your drive to work in the morning with this massager hugging you through every red light, traffic jam, and texting driver.

Among the surveyed teens, who were aged between 13 and 19, 39 % said they have been riding in a vehicle with a texting driver.

This is even more evident in a decision out of New Jersey last month where the appeals court held that if an individual outside the car is texting the driver and knows the driver will read the text immediately, the sender has taken a foreseeable risk and «knowingly engaged in distracting conduct» and could be held liable.

Recently in New Jersey, you may recall, motorcyclists who were severely injured by a driver who was texting argued that both the texting driver and the person sending that driver the texts should be liable.

The product liability lawsuit, filed against Apple by families of the victim of a car crash caused by a texting driver, contends that Apple (1) knew its phones would be used for texting while driving, (2) had gone so far as to design technology to block drivers» phones from being operational, but (3) did not deploy the life - saving technology.

(The police obtained a search warrant and found the text still open on the texting driver's phone).

Sure the texting driver is liable, but is anyone else?

Other situations involve the increasingly more common accident involving being hit by a careless, texting driver.

If a texting driver caused your accident, they should be held responsible and brought to justice.

Likewise, texting drivers are less likely to notice pedestrians entering the crosswalk.

Either a texting driver or pedestrian is a huge accident risk.

In a six second period, it has been estimated that a texting driver takes their eyes off the road for a full two thirds of that time.

The truth is, distracted motorists account for a significant portion of automobile accidents in our state, and some studies have shown that a texting driver can cause more damage in a crash than a drunk driver.

Although it's good to know that if you are hit and injured by a texting driver that they could be charged, it doesn't compensate you for any injuries you receive.

A successful personal injury claim can help to pay for medical expenses and lost earnings as well as any pain and suffering you have endured as a result of negligent driving by a texting driver.

If you have been injured in an accident involving a distracted or texting driver, you can schedule a free consultation with one of our Orlando car accident attorneys.

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.

A texting driver selfishly thinks his or her message is more important than the safety of everybody else on the road.

Holding a texting driver accountable for his or her negligence is only right.

Since the law specifically prohibits texting while driving, those injured by a texting driver will have an easier time recovering from the distracted driver under the legal theory of «negligence per se.»

If you are the victim of a car accident that resulted from a texting driver, The Odierno Law Firm, P.C. can help.

If you have been hurt or your loved one has been killed by a texting driver, then it is important to learn about your rights and your fair recovery.

Texting drivers are also 20 times more likely to get into an accident than non-distracted drivers.

If you are have been injured by a texting driver, please contact The Cochran Firm online or by calling [phone] to schedule your free consultation with one of our auto accident attorneys.

If you have been injured because of a texting driver in Long Island, now is the time to discover your options and get the representation you deserve.

You may be stopped at a stop sign or red light at the intersection of I - 85 and Freedom Drive when a texting driver crashes into your car from behind.

We can deal with the insurance company and help you recover compensation if you were hit by a texting driver.

Violation of this law is punished as a nonmoving violation, but if a crash occurs because of a moving violation and texting the driver will be penalized six points.

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If you or a loved one has been injured in an accident caused by a texting driver, contact The Cochran Firm.