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Texting while driving is certainly not a very clever move – that’s why it’s been banned in 35 states in America already. Speaking on a handheld cellphone ranks a close second, since it distracts the driver and makes steering the vehicle more difficult.
- Study Finds Nearly 50 Percent Of Drivers Under 30 Access The Web While Driving
Driving is an activity that should not be taken lightly; on the contrary, it demands 100 percent of your attention at all times. Yet distracted driving, which according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accounted for 3,092 deaths and 400,000...
- 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...
- U.s. Government Focusing In On Web Gadgets That Distract Drivers
We are all living in an age of networked information. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, smartphones and public internet access are making the world smaller every day. Unfortunately, in some instances all this information can distract us...
- 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...
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Transport Secretary LaHood Does Not Support NTSB Campaign for Hands-Free Calls Ban
Texting while driving is certainly not a very clever move – that’s why it’s been banned in 35 states in America already. Speaking on a handheld cellphone ranks a close second, since it distracts the driver and makes steering the vehicle more difficult.
Transport Secretary Ray LaHood is campaigning against distracted driving – and in that he has the support of car manufacturers, too. On the other hand, NTSB, a safety board, wants to ban all cell phone use while driving, including those made using hands-free devices.
Read more »- Study Finds Nearly 50 Percent Of Drivers Under 30 Access The Web While Driving
Driving is an activity that should not be taken lightly; on the contrary, it demands 100 percent of your attention at all times. Yet distracted driving, which according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accounted for 3,092 deaths and 400,000...
- 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...
- U.s. Government Focusing In On Web Gadgets That Distract Drivers
We are all living in an age of networked information. Social media sites such as Facebook and Twitter, smartphones and public internet access are making the world smaller every day. Unfortunately, in some instances all this information can distract us...
- 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...