Posted on November 28, 2011, 9:29 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
Surveys.
According to a new survey released by Kanetix, an online quote comparison website for insurances, 80% of all Canadian drivers have bad habits behind the wheels. The results showed that texting while driving, a habit criticized by many these days, may not be that popular after all.
Out of the 1,344 people surveyed, eating was ranked [...]
Back in March 2011, the Ohio House approved HB 99 which is looking to prohibit texting while driving in an 88-10 vote. More than six months later and after three hours of discussions on the matter, the Ohio Highways and Transportation Committee opted to send the same bill to the Senate for a vote.
The three [...]
Posted on November 14, 2011, 9:34 AM, by Text'nDrive, under
In the news.
While many were frustrated in October due to the three-day outage in BlackBerry services, it appears that there is at least one positive thing to keep from this event.
Two police departments in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) noted a significant decrease in car crashes during the BlackBerry outage. In Dubai, car accidents fell 20% from [...]
After numerous readings over the past few months, the Pennsylvania General Assembly decided it was time to put a stop on texting while driving in the state
Under SB 314, sponsored by Sen. Tommy Tomlinson, motorists will be prohibited from using a wireless communication device to read, send, or write a text message while driving. A [...]