Texting and Driving

Electronically Present

Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D. | Posted 05.30.2012

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Dr. Gregory Jantz, Ph.D.

I'll admit to texting while driving. I'll further admit to texting someone else while that person's driving. Did I know it was potentially dangerous? Sure, but it was just the one time and, surely, nothing bad would happen. Something bad happened to Shannon Colonna.

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WATCH: Think A Trip To The Dentist Is Scary? You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet.

Posted 04.27.2012

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Think a trip to the dentist is scary in itself? Imagine if the dentist were distracted from his job by texts, photos or a favorite tune. (Oh, sorry, i...

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Ford Makes Distracted Driving Even Easier

The Huffington Post | Sharon Silke Carty | Posted 03.06.2012

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Ford is making it easier to access computer devices in its cars, enabling users of iPad, Kindle, Nook and other tablets to control their devices with ...

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No Text Is Worth Losing a Life

JoJo | Posted 03.12.2012

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JoJo

It only takes a short break in concentration for the unthinkable to happen. Fact of the matter is, if you're not paying 100 percent attention to the road, you are gambling with your life and the lives of others.

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Stop Texting While Driving With Gamification

Gabe Zichermann | Posted 03.05.2012

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Gabe Zichermann

While coming up shy of a complete ban, the NTSB report was sobering to say the least. Of course, changing this kind of behavior with "traditional" approaches will come up against serious challenges.

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To Students, Texting While Driving Ban A Matter Of Life And Death

AP | By JIM SUHR and JIM SALTER | Posted 12.18.2011

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ST. JAMES, Mo. -- The text was about something innocuous: A request to go to the county fair. It set off a highway pileup that took two lives, injured...

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This Bus Driver Will Not Be Texting

Laguna Niguel, CA Patch | Debbie L. Sklar | Posted 03.02.2012

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It is one of the easiest things to do while driving, but one of the most dangerous--texting. But Wayne Irving II is trying to make the roads safer....

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Miss South Dakota: 'Distracted Driving Kills'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Every Miss America contestant chooses a platform issue. While other beauty queens may try to tackle tough social problems like world hunger or poverty...

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Texting While Driving: Just DON'T Do It (You Too Mom!)

Jordin Sparks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jordin Sparks

I was alone in my car one day and reached for my phone to fire off a quick message. I looked up and had to swerve to stay in my lane. Wow. I got lucky this time, but what if...?

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Study: Number Of Drivers Texting Doubles Despite Ban

ktla.com | KTLA News | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES -- It looks like California's ban on texting behind the wheel hasn't cut down on the number of offenders. In fact, even more people are te...

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Study: Texting Laws Haven't Reduced Crashes

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A new study from the insurance industry finds texting while driving laws have had no immediate benefit in reducing crashes. ...

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A 15-Year-Old Takes On Texting And Driving

The Huffington Post/AOL Small Business | Lauren Drell | Posted 07.29.2011

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Zach Veach is an Andretti Autosport driver in Road to Indy, a four-tier program designed to take kids from go-karting to full-fledged professional rac...

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Pull Over Before You Read This

Dave Pell | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Pell

Dr. Frank Ryan paid the ultimate price for the mixing of social media and driving, but he is certainly not alone in that behavior.

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Texting Ban: Government Seeks Penalties For Texting While Driving Trucks, Buses

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed a ban on text messaging at the wheel by interstate truck and bus drivers, follo...

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On The Serious and Preventable Issue of Distracted Driving

Jennifer L. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jennifer L. Smith

Road crashes claim 1.3 million lives each year. That's one death every 30 seconds. Distracted driving is a serious and preventable problem, worthy of the attention of our highest government leaders.

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Gut-Wrenching Moments in Motherhood

Lisa Earle McLeod | Posted 11.17.2011

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Lisa Earle McLeod

My daughter is learning to drive. But, as it turns out, I'm the one getting a lesson. I'm learning all kinds of new things, like how to stifle a scream.

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Aurora Teen Crashes Car While Texting

Aurora Sentinel | Brandon Johansson | Posted 05.25.2011

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AURORA | Aurora police this month cited a 19-year-old Denver woman under the state's new texting while driving law, marking the first time in Aurora -...

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Gov't Seeks State Anti-Distracted Driving Laws

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 11.17.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration said Thursday it will seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and push states to...

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Let Us Drive in Peace

Peter Mehlman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Peter Mehlman

First, drinking. Then talking on the phone. Then text messaging. You'd think the government would cut back on its probes into highway accident-causing activities, but ... no dice.

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Paterson Bans Texting, Use Of "Oriental"

AP | Michael Gormley | Posted 05.25.2011

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ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- It's now illegal to text, tweet or surf while driving in New York. Gov. David Paterson announced Thursday that he signed the a...

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Texting While Driving Ban Becomes Official

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO (AP) -- College student Juan Ibarra hopes a new Illinois law banning text messaging while driving will help him kick the dangerous habit. "I ...

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Cab Drivers Still Use Phones Despite Ban And Risks

New York Times | MICHAEL M. GRYNBAUM | Posted 05.25.2011

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The ambulance arrived at the scene minutes after the cabs collided, one yellow taxi T-boned into another in a busy Manhattan intersection. Shattered g...

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Out of Line: Driver Texts

Mort Gerberg | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mort Gerberg

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State Moves To Ban Texting And Driving

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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State Sen. Dan Rutherford is trying to put the brakes on texting while driving in Illinois. The Pontiac Republican says violators would pay $75 under...

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The 10 new Golden Rules for Living in a Web2.0 World

Rick Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rick Smith

The 21st Century has ushered in new social media applications. But with access to these tools granted across the entire Bell curve of intelligences, it seems as if we have handed out guns to chimpanzees!

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