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Now it seems that the law regarding texting or just checking your phone at the wheel in the US state of Georgia is very strict – you can’t use it at all while you’re in the driver’s seat, even if the car is stationary!
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- Self-driving Audi A7 Makes Highway Texting A Breeze
In the near future, texting at the wheel won’t be frowned upon as it rightfully is now, because the car will pay attention to the road for you. This is what’s being demonstrated via the Audi A7 piloted drive prototype that was recently...
- Would You Run Away If A Truck Just Backed Over You?
When we say "backed over", we mean it in the most literal sense; a truck driver captured on a security camera on Tuesday, in Russia, was backing up on the sidewalk without having someone on the outside to help him out, when a pedestrian, who...
- Riding A Bicycle Backwards And Playing With Your Phone; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The verdict on whether this incident was staged or not remains open, but we're going to assume that you will at least have a laugh or two after watching the video of a bicyclist riding backwards while texting on his cell phone. Naturally, it didn't...
- And You Thought Texting While Driving A Car Was Hazardous …
It’s fair to assume that the even same people who agree that banning hands-free devices in vehicles is a bad idea will probably have strong opinions against people texting while driving. Even more so if said drivers are on a motorcycle on a highway,...
- North Carolina’s Chapel Hill Is The First U.s. Town To Ban Hands-free Cell Phones While Driving
The issue of distracted driving is hotly debated in the U.S., with Transport Secretary Ray LaHood pushing to reduce activities behind the wheel that may lead to an accident. It's a fair point and that’s why, so far, 35 states and the District...
Cars
Cheeky Cops Disguise Themselves As Road Workers To Bust Texting Drivers
Now it seems that the law regarding texting or just checking your phone at the wheel in the US state of Georgia is very strict – you can’t use it at all while you’re in the driver’s seat, even if the car is stationary!
Read more »
- Self-driving Audi A7 Makes Highway Texting A Breeze
In the near future, texting at the wheel won’t be frowned upon as it rightfully is now, because the car will pay attention to the road for you. This is what’s being demonstrated via the Audi A7 piloted drive prototype that was recently...
- Would You Run Away If A Truck Just Backed Over You?
When we say "backed over", we mean it in the most literal sense; a truck driver captured on a security camera on Tuesday, in Russia, was backing up on the sidewalk without having someone on the outside to help him out, when a pedestrian, who...
- Riding A Bicycle Backwards And Playing With Your Phone; What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
The verdict on whether this incident was staged or not remains open, but we're going to assume that you will at least have a laugh or two after watching the video of a bicyclist riding backwards while texting on his cell phone. Naturally, it didn't...
- And You Thought Texting While Driving A Car Was Hazardous …
It’s fair to assume that the even same people who agree that banning hands-free devices in vehicles is a bad idea will probably have strong opinions against people texting while driving. Even more so if said drivers are on a motorcycle on a highway,...
- North Carolina’s Chapel Hill Is The First U.s. Town To Ban Hands-free Cell Phones While Driving
The issue of distracted driving is hotly debated in the U.S., with Transport Secretary Ray LaHood pushing to reduce activities behind the wheel that may lead to an accident. It's a fair point and that’s why, so far, 35 states and the District...