Nineteen of the forty-three killed on the roads this year died because drivers were using mobile phones or not paying attention. These figures were presented to the road safety council on Friday, by ...
Approximately 3,000 people nationwide die each year from a crash involving a distracted driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Distracted driving encompasses any ...
Mobile phones, an increasing part of daily life as people feel pressure to stay connected, are contributing to traffic deaths, with distracted driving causing nearly 10% of fatal crashes, according to ...
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, both nationally and here in Santa Clara County. Distracted driving is a topic I’ve been focused on since cell phones first became a part of our lives.
Recent cases of a driver allegedly on TikTok who struck a pedestrian, and a drunk driver who killed a brother and sister, ...
None of us should be surprised that millions of Americans will be traveling on the road during this next week. What might surprise you is the simple gift of safety that we can give each other by ...
Distracted driving kills thousands of people on U.S. highways annually. In 2022, 3,308 people were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers, according to the latest data from the ...
In a time of advanced cell phone features like Bluetooth and “do not disturb” mode, drivers have the tools to reduce distractions behind the wheel. Yet distracted driving continues to make U.S. roads ...
Parents are stressed out just like kids because they are often absorbed and distracted by their constantly pinging mobile phones, a University of Michigan Medicine study has found. Busy working ...
SIX. APRIL IS NATIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH. DRIVERS ACROSS FLORIDA DO STILL TEXT AND DRIVE, EVEN THOUGH IT IS ILLEGAL. IT’S NOT JUST TEXTING THAT IS DISTRACTING DRIVERS. AS PART OF OUR ...
A ferry transporting 267 passengers and crew ran aground Wednesday en route from Jeju Island to Mokpo in South Korea. All the ...