Cars
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.
- U.s. Wants To Limit Use Of Distracting Infotainment Systems While Driving
Ray LaHood is the U.S. Transport Secretary. He is also a man on a mission: to reduce those driving distractions that are believed to be partially responsible for some 5,500 deaths and 500,000 injuries in 2010, accounting to almost 10 percent of all traffic...
- Disconnecting People: Ntsb Push To Ban All In-car Cellphone Use May Hurt Automakers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) and the U.S secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, are both trying to reduce road accidents caused by distracted driving. So far, their efforts have resulted in 35 states, and the District of...
- 8 Out Of 10 British Drivers Use Their Mobile Phones On The Road, Despite The Fact It’s Illegal
A UK website called GoodMobilePhones has polled some 1,859 visitors and found that 81% of respondents admit to using a mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving, despite the fact it’s been illegal to do so in Britain for over seven...
- U.s. Government Looking Into Cell Phone Blocking Tech In Cars To Save Lives
[Updated] In response to the ever growing number of deaths and injuries attributable to distracted driving, the U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating technology that would effectively disable driver’s cell phones in their cars. On...
- Arnie Bans Californian Teen Drivers From Using Cell-phones
Californian teenager drivers get ready to say “Asta la vista, cell phone†as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has passed a bill that terminates the use of any electronic devices, such as cell phones, pagers, laptops, and handheld computers, while...
Cars
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 of Columbia have banned both handheld cell phone use and texting when behind the wheel.
Banning all mobile devices, however, including hands-free devices, as the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants, is perhaps taking things too far.
Chapel Hill, a town in North Carolina with a population of 58,000, doesn't agree as it has the distinction of being the first place in the nation to outlaw talking on hands-free cell phones while driving.
Read more »- U.s. Wants To Limit Use Of Distracting Infotainment Systems While Driving
Ray LaHood is the U.S. Transport Secretary. He is also a man on a mission: to reduce those driving distractions that are believed to be partially responsible for some 5,500 deaths and 500,000 injuries in 2010, accounting to almost 10 percent of all traffic...
- Disconnecting People: Ntsb Push To Ban All In-car Cellphone Use May Hurt Automakers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) and the U.S secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, are both trying to reduce road accidents caused by distracted driving. So far, their efforts have resulted in 35 states, and the District of...
- 8 Out Of 10 British Drivers Use Their Mobile Phones On The Road, Despite The Fact It’s Illegal
A UK website called GoodMobilePhones has polled some 1,859 visitors and found that 81% of respondents admit to using a mobile phone without a hands-free device while driving, despite the fact it’s been illegal to do so in Britain for over seven...
- U.s. Government Looking Into Cell Phone Blocking Tech In Cars To Save Lives
[Updated] In response to the ever growing number of deaths and injuries attributable to distracted driving, the U.S. Department of Transportation is investigating technology that would effectively disable driver’s cell phones in their cars. On...
- Arnie Bans Californian Teen Drivers From Using Cell-phones
Californian teenager drivers get ready to say “Asta la vista, cell phone†as Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has passed a bill that terminates the use of any electronic devices, such as cell phones, pagers, laptops, and handheld computers, while...