On January 26th, an Orange County man was found guilty of manslaughter with gross negligence for killing a pedestrian in August 2008 because he was texting while driving.
It was reported that the 42 year old driver was focusing on his cell phone the morning of the incident and failed to slow down or stop as [...]

A study from the Eastern Virginia Medical School reveals texting while driving poses a danger to both drivers and pedestrians.
Subjects between 16 and 18 years of age with at least six months driving experience used a driving simulator and were exposed to 4 separate 10-minute driving tests: undistracted, talking on a cell phone, text messaging [...]

It is a known fact that young drivers are more likely to get in a crash due to their inexperience behind the wheel.   But should young drivers be the only focus for distracted driving laws?
A Missouri law prohibits drivers under 21 to send text messages while driving, but few have received a ticket for the [...]

The state Legislature of Wisconsin passed a bill in January 2010 that would make texting while driving illegal if approved by the Senate.  Drivers caught texting or their phone could face fines from 400$ to 800$.
Wisconsin’s texting ban would apply, as in others states and provinces, to any electronic devices such as regular cell phones, [...]

On January 26th 2010, the US government officially barred bus drivers and truckers from sending text messages while driving, proving its commitment to the issue of distracted driving.
Transportation secretary Ray LaHood’s announcement fulfilled a promise made last fall during the Distracted Driving Summit.  In September 2009, the Department of Transportation said it would consider restricting [...]