Latest Distracted Driving Headlines
All the headlines from our Distracted Driving Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oregon’s Cellphone And Distracted Driving Law Brings Bigger Fines, Jail
Sep 21 2017 // Oregon drivers soon can be pulled over for not only texting and talking on their cellphones, but also for navigating, using social media and any other “hands-on” cellphone and electronics use. The changes,...
LifeSaver and The Cincinnati Insurance Company Join Forces to Fight Fleet Distracted Driving
Sep 12 2017 // Cincinnati Insurance Promotes LifeSaver as a Loss Control Option to its Commercial Policyholders. San Jose, CA, September 12, 2017– LifeSaver and Cincinnati Insurance have joined forces to fight phone-related distracted...
Driving Distraction, Eye Safety Concerns Cast Shadow on Eclipse Excitement
Aug 21 2017 // Sold out hotels, viewing parties and special media coverage will culminate today, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across the entire U.S. But along with the excitement comes safety concerns, according to various...
Ohio Mutual Offering Premium Discounts with Cellcontrol Drive ID Technology Use
Aug 14 2017 // Cellcontrol and Ohio Mutual Insurance, based in Bucyrus, Ohio, are partnering on a program to reduce distracted driving by offering a 10 percent discount on auto policy premiums when insureds use Cellcontrol’s...
Texas Senate OKs Bill That Preempts Local Texting While Driving Rules
Jul 28 2017 // The Texas Senate has approved a beefed-up texting while driving ban that preempts existing local ordinances against distracted driving in 45 cities statewide. In May, the Republican-controlled Legislature made Texas one of...
New York State Set to Study Technology, Privacy of ‘Textalyzer’
Jul 27 2017 // New York state is set to study the use of a device known as the “textalyzer” that would allow police to determine whether a motorist involved in a serious crash was texting while driving. Democratic Gov. Andrew...
Opioids, Distracted Driving Cited in Rise of Preventable Accidents
Jun 29 2017 // More than 130,000 Americans are killed annually by preventable causes, and the number has been climbing at a faster rate recently because of opioid abuse and car crashes involving drivers distracted by mobile devices. The...
Texas Governor Signs Statewide Texting While Driving Ban
Jun 7 2017 // Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law a measure banning texting while driving statewide. Under HB 62 by Midland Rep. Tom Craddick, drivers who are caught using a phone to text, send email or post to social media while...
Georgia Lawmaker Panel to Study Distracted Driving
Jun 6 2017 // A panel of Georgia lawmakers plans to study the effect of drivers who are distracted by cell phones and other technology. House Speaker David Ralston appointed 7 Republicans and 3 Democrats to a study committee on the...
Why Having Cell Phone Conversations While Driving Is Risky
Jun 5 2017 // It’s generally acknowledged that talking on a cell phone impedes driving ability. But new research from the University of Iowa is showing how even a simple conversation can affect the brain’s ability to focus...
Texas Senate Passes Texting While Driving Ban
Jun 5 2017 // The Texas Senate on May 19 passed a measure banning texting while driving statewide. HB 62 by Midland Rep. Tom Craddick previously was approved by the House. While more than 100 cities in the state have texting and driving...
12 States Have Advanced Tougher Distracted Driving Bills This Year
Jun 1 2017 // As auto accidents and fatalities increase on America’s roads, a dozen states have taken legislative action this year to further combat distracted driving. According to an analysis by the Property Casualty Insurers...
Tribune: Governor Appears Undecided on Signing Texas Texting-While-Driving Ban
May 26 2017 // Note: This article originally appeared in the Texas Tribune. Gov. Greg Abbott appears to be undecided on whether he will sign a proposed statewide ban on texting while driving that is now on his desk. Abbott’s...
Texas Senate Passes Texting While Driving Ban
May 22 2017 // The Texas Senate on May 19 passed a measure banning texting while driving statewide. HB 62 by Midland Rep. Tom Craddick previously was approved by the House. While more than 100 cities in the state have texting and driving...
New York Eyes ‘Textalyzer’ to Combat Distracted Driving
May 19 2017 // Ben Lieberman just wanted to find out what may have caused the head-on collision that killed his 19-year-old son, Evan, on a highway north of New York City. It took a lawsuit and six months in court to get the cellphone...
Washington Governor Signs Law Banning Holding Cellphone While Driving
May 18 2017 // Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a measure that bans holding hand-held devices while driving. The measure, signed by Inslee in Tacoma Tuesday, prohibits holding an electronic device, including phones, tablets and...
Texas Senate Committee Again Looks at Texting Ban
May 16 2017 // Another bill that would ban texting and driving has been taken up by the Senate State Affairs committee. The committee approved the Senate version, SB 31 by Laredo Sen. Judith Zaffirini in March, but the measure never made...
Illinois Distracted Driving Campaign Results in 1K Citations
May 9 2017 // Illinois State Police say troopers issued more than 1,000 distracted driving citations during a week-long enforcement campaign. The inaugural awareness campaign kicked off April 24 and concluded April 28. Troopers also...
Commercial Auto – The Long Road to Profitability
May 1 2017 // The commercial auto market has a long road ahead to reach profitability after five consecutive years of underwriting losses from 2011-2015. While many insurers upped rates in 2016, the year appears to be coming in with...
Octo Telematics Offers Insurers Distracted Driving Scoring Feature
Apr 27 2017 // Octo Telematics is making available a distracted driving scoring and analysis feature within its suite of telematics products used by its more than 60 auto insurer customers. The scoring feature is available for both...
