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Many states in the United States have banned texting on cell phones while driving. Some states allow for drivers to use a cell phone mount but some states do not. Illinois became the seventeenth U.S. state to enforce this law. [54] As of July 2010, 30 states had banned texting while driving, with Kentucky becoming the most recent addition on ...
Texting while driving, also called texting and driving, is the act of composing, sending, or reading text messages on a mobile phone while operating a motor vehicle. Texting while driving is considered extremely dangerous by many people, including authorities, and in some places has either been outlawed or restricted.
Throughout the United States, over 3,000 deaths and 416,000 injuries annually can be attributed to distracted driving. [39] Driving while texting is about 4 times more likely to result in an accident than drinking while driving, while the risk of injury requiring hospital visitation is 3–5 times greater than for other types of accidents. [40]
The use of portable devices while driving is increasing as both young and old drivers rely on smartphones in greater numbers. The dangers of the practice are also rising. Research from the U.S ...
According to the Governors Highway Safety Association, 48 states ban texting while driving, 24 banned all handheld devices while driving and 37 states plus Washington, D.C., ban all cell phone use ...
With more and more research showing that texting while driving is a major distraction and can cause accidents it's no wonder that many states are imposing costly fines for drivers who choose to ...
Textecution is an application developed for the T-Mobile G1 Google phone that restricts the user's ability to text message while driving. It is estimated that 46% of teens text message while driving, a potentially dangerous behavior. [1]
In July, a Minnesota teen driver allegedly ignored her friends' pleas to stop texting while driving. Moments later, the teen drove straight through a red light and killed another driver and his 10 ...