From Oprah’s National No Phone Day to commercials during your favorite sitcom, it is widely known cell phone use behind the wheel is a dangerous endeavor. A recent study by the American Automobile Association found the risk of an auto accident increases by approximately 50% while texting behind the wheel. According to a webinar hosted [...]
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By Cassandra
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Posted in Car Safety Tips, Massachusetts Driving, Massachusetts News
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Also tagged American Automobile Association, Cambridge, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MIT, No Phone Day, Oprah, Ray LaHood, texting and driving, United States Secretary of Transportation, Washington Post
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February 2, 2010 – 6:12 am
Over the past couple years, more and more attention has been brought to the dangers of distracted driving. In particular, using your cell phone while driving. Some states have already made strict rules limiting use to only hands-free devices while other states have not done much. Recent legislation purposed in the House of Representatives would [...]
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January 16, 2010 – 6:57 am
In a recent article in the Boston Globe, writer Derrick Z. Jackson addresses the ongoing movement toward banning text messaging while driving. Nineteen states have already set implemented bans on texting while driving and the national government has also made moves toward nationalizing the movement. President Obama called distracted driving a “deadly epidemic” and a [...]
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By mbrennan
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Posted in Massachusetts Driving
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Also tagged Baddour, Boston Globe, CTIA, Derrick Z. Jackson, hi-tech equivalent of drunk driving, John Ulczycki, National Safety Council, text-message driving, texting and driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Wagner
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December 1, 2009 – 3:54 pm
Massachusetts lost 442 lives to auto accidents in 2005, of these 42% were attributed to impaired drivers. These impaired drivers may have been distracted for a million reasons. Some with a little too much to drink while others chat away on their cell phone. If a driver were to give his or her full attention [...]
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