People would be mostly barred from using mobile devices while driving under proposed legislation in South Dakota. Under House Bill 1088, which was scheduled to be considered by the House Transportation Committee on Feb. 5, texting, browsing Facebook and sending …
Georgia is one step closer to joining 15 other states that have already made it illegal to hold a cellphone while driving. By a non-unanimous voice vote, the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill by Republican Rep. John …
Kansas has launched a campaign against texting while driving that includes a contest for university fans. The Kansas Department of Insurance Commissioner Ken Selzer announced the campaign. The campaign’s message, Don’t Text #Just Drive, is being promoted through a contest. …
South Carolina lawmakers have overwhelmingly passed a statewide ban on texting while driving. Under the ban approved by the state House in a 94-2 vote and by the Senate 42-2 on Wednesday, drivers who violate the law would not receive …
New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman this week announced the staggering toll driver inattention has taken on New Jersey’s roadways in the past 10 years. Hoffman said New Jersey has experienced a “distracted driving decade” during the past 10 …
From drinking or texting while driving to using a designated driver, there is a disconnect between what teenagers acknowledge as risky behavior and what they actually admit to doing behind the wheel, according to a survey from Liberty Mutual Insurance …
A North Carolina woman faces murder and other charges after authorities say she was texting a message when she hit and killed a 75-year-old woman walking to visit a neighbor. The North Carolina Highway Patrol said 45-year-old Belinda Strange Hudspeth …
The lawyer for a Florida couple has dropped an appeal of a New Jersey texting while driving ruling. Attorney Stephen Weinstein represents a couple who each lost a leg in 2009 when their motorcycle was struck in New Jersey by …
A New Jersey court says a person who knowingly sends a text to a driver can share liability if the driver causes an accident. The ruling last week came in the case of a couple severely injured when their motorcycle …
