Cell Phone Driving Ban

Texting While Driving Is a Reality of "Cyborg Living"

Beckley Mason | Posted 03.07.2012

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We used to use things like hammers or cars to augment our physical abilities. But computers and phones augment our mental capabilities by allowing us to store and access information outside of our brains.

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Federal Officials: Cell Phone Use, Texting While Driving Should Be Banned

AP | JOAN LOWY | Posted 02.13.2012

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WASHINGTON — Texting, emailing or chatting on a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed, federal safety investigators decl...

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No More Wake-Up Calls While I'm Driving, Please!

Lois Alter Mark | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Distracted Driving, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Women News

I got a ticket for talking on my cell while driving. Me. The one who lectures her husband and kids not to text and drive and to use their headsets. I don't even have a headset. Lesson learned.

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Texting While Driving Poses Real Dangers

Beckley Mason | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Cars, Drunk Driving, Distracted Driving, Cell Phones Driving, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Driving Safety, Distracted Driving Laws, Driving While Texting, San Francisco News

When it comes to street safety, there's some good news and some bad news. The good news is that nationwide drunk driving rates are dropping significantly. The bad news is that distracted driving research is far less promising.

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The STAND UP ACT is a Big Mistake

Alex Koroknay-Palicz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Teen Driving, Youth Rights, Stand Up Act, Federalism, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Driving Age, Texting While Driving, Cell Phones, Politics News

The STAND UP ACT is a mistake and should be reconsidered. If this bill's supporters believe new drivers need time to ease into driving then this bill should apply to all new drivers, not just new drivers under 18.

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On The Serious and Preventable Issue of Distracted Driving

Jennifer L. Smith | Posted 05.25.2011

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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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Dialing and Driving Is Deadly, Hands-Free or Otherwise

Amy Nebens and Jara Negrin | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: National Safety Commission, Texting Dangers, Madd, Cell Phones, Texting While Driving, Mobile Phones, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Focus Driven, Healthy Living News

There is no cognitive difference between talking hands-free or hand-held. It's just about the simple fact of the conversation. Our brain's focus is not wholly on the road.

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Bans On Texting While Driving Gain Support

Bianca Bosker | Posted 05.25.2011

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'No texting' is the new 'no smoking.' Obama, carmakers, state governments, and citizens have rallied in support of legislation that would ban drivers...

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Denying Cab Drivers a Cell Phone Puts Them in Danger (and Makes You Late)

Melissa Plaut | Posted 05.25.2011

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When taxi drivers find themselves alone in their cabs -- as they often do -- with psychopaths, scam artists, or even just garden-variety drunken idiots, that little hands-free device can be a lifeline.

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Arnold to Maria: Drop the Cell Phone!

Carleton Bryant | Posted 05.25.2011

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California may be going bankrupt, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has bigger problems -- mainly the failure of his own wife to follow the laws he's put in place.

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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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Ban Hand-Held Texting and Calling While Driving, but Don't Sever the Wireless Link to Cars

Dave McCurdy | Posted 05.25.2011

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We must address distracted driving, but we must do it without undercutting developing technologies that will help in making driving even safer.

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Let Us Drive in Peace

Peter Mehlman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Drunk Driving, Texting and Driving, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Comedy News

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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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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Fines For Driving And Texting, Talking To Soar

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Vi Daley, Driving and Texting Fines, Driving and Texting Ban, Cell Phone Driving Fines, Cell Phone Driving Ban, Chicago News

Motorists caught yakking on cell phones without a hands-free device or texting while driving will face sharply higher fines, under a crackdown advance...

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Cell Phone Fines Can Be Paid Out Of Court

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago motorists caught yakking on cell phones while driving -- and committing no other violation -- will soon be able to hang onto their driver's li...

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Cell Phone Driving Law Relaxed

Chicago Sun-Times | Fran Spielman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago motorists who get caught talking on cell phones while driving without a hands-free device would no longer lose their driver's licenses, under ...

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California Cell Phone Driving Laws Changing July 1

AP | MALIA WOLLAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — To Celeste Tyler and her teenage friends, text-messaging is as effortless as tying their shoes. The high school senior can...

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