A young man from Guilford, CT, was involved in a hit-and-run on July 24, and to his own admission, the crash was caused because he was texting while driving.
On the day of the incident, the 19 year old driver hit a walking woman with her dog and two children, but he failed to stop, assuming [...]

Young drivers are fully aware of the dangers of texting while driving, yet according to a new survey from Seventeen magazine and auto club AAA, it doesn’t stop them from doing it. 
A recent online survey found that while 84% of teens are conscious of the risks they take with being distracted while driving, 86% engage [...]

When it comes to texting while driving, lawmakers seem to focus a lot on teen drivers as they are the most vulnerable. But did we ever think that they may take their bad habits from adult drivers? At least, it seems a driving instructor from Perth, Australia, may send his students the wrong message.
Recently, a [...]

We all knew that age was not an issue when it comes to texting while driving.  But a recent study reveals that adults are more likely than teenagers to text while driving
In a survey conducted for the Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Project, 47% of texting adults admitted to having sent or read [...]

Vermont will begin enforcing its texting while driving ban on July 1, 2010. Until then, the state is taking the opportunity to educate teen drivers on the dangers of distracted driving.
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicle put up an obstacle course to show teen drivers that it is impossible to drive safely while manipulating a [...]

 British Columbia’s texting while driving ban took effect on January 1, 2010.  And so far, law enforcement officers seem to think that the texting ban is tough to enforce.
The Comox Valley RCMP has issued about 20 tickets and much more warnings for talking or texting on a cell phone while driving, but as pointed out [...]

An online advocacy group has come up with an original idea to fight texting while driving among teenagers: giving away 30,000 free thumb socks.
DoSomething .org and Sprint have joined forces to invite teen drivers to stop texting while driving.  The website reminds its audience that car crashes are the leading killer of teens in the [...]

Texting while driving is the biggest distraction behind the wheel for American teens.  The Allstate Foundation’s recent survey showed that 82% of teens report using cell phones while driving, while only 23% admit to drinking and driving.  And according to data collected by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, more teenagers die on May 20 [...]

Young drivers in the state of Washington may soon have to shut off their phone when driving.  The House approved a measure in March to bar 16 and 17 year old drivers from using their cell phone while driving, including with a hands-free device.
The measure did not only target teens.  The proposed bill also wants [...]

A high school in Georgia offers its student an innovative course to keep the roads safer: lessons on distracted driving.
Dalton High School is trying to raise awareness among young drivers of the dangers of driving while being distracted, whether it is by texting, eating, talking on the phone, or skipping a song on their MP3 [...]