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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.
Over a year approximately 2,000 teens die from texting while driving. [46] Texting while driving attracted interest in the media after several highly publicized car crashes were caused by texting drivers, including a May 2009 incident involving a Boston tram driver who crashed while texting his girlfriend. [47] Texting was blamed in the 2008 ...
Distracted driving is the act of driving while engaging in other activities which distract the driver's attention away from the road. Distractions are shown to compromise the safety of the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and people in other vehicles. Cellular device use while behind the wheel is one of the most common forms of distracted driving.
When it’s legal to text: Florida made texting and driving a primary offense in 2019.That means police officers can stop drivers if they see them texting while driving. But not every circumstance ...
Texting and Driving Simulator As we all know, texting and driving is extremely dangerous, as is shown in the video above. However, this notion does not necessarily stop people from distracted driving.
A new University of Missouri study looks at the kinds of messages that work to stop drivers from texting. Missouri texting and driving law starts Monday. Research shows what messages reach drivers
The laws regulating driving (or "distracted driving") may be subject to primary enforcement or secondary enforcement by state, county or local authorities. [1]All state-level cell phone use laws in the United States are of the "primary enforcement" type — meaning an officer may cite a driver for using a hand-held cell phone without any other traffic offense having taken place — except in ...
I've driven all the best assisted-driving systems and they don’t drive better than a human. They’re just a cover for your using your phone. Can We Admit Hands-Free Driving Is For Texting