A bill filed on the first day of this year's General Assembly looks to expand the state's texting-while-driving ban. The proposed legislation would prohibit nearly all hand-held mobile device use ...

Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled police can’t stop drivers for texting based solely on touching a phone, citing Fourth ...

Despite years of public awareness campaigns, evolving traffic laws, and increasingly advanced vehicle safety features, distracted driving remains a persistent and growing problem in 2025. Tools like ...

More than a decade after a texting-and-driving accident in a construction zone left her hospitalized for a month, Lawrence resident Nicole Allensworth regularly appears at the Statehouse to advocate ...

Texting while driving is illegal in California — even when you’re stopped at a red light. What about making a call? In the United States, a total of 3,275 people were killed in car crashes involving ...

Senator James W. Holzapfel of Monmouth and Ocean Counties has introduced new legislation to toughen New Jersey’s penalties on distracted ...

A viral dashcam video and a puzzling lawsuit showcase what the trucking industry has known for decades: Distraction kills, and for CDL holders, it kills careers too. The post Distracted Driving’s ...

Drivers know cell phone talk and texting isn't safe but still do it. Sept. 20, 2010— -- Think chatting on your cell phone or sending a text message while driving isn't that dangerous? Think again ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Phones down, Kentucky. A bill filed on the first day of this year's General Assembly looks to expand the state's ...

Distracted driving played a role in roughly 13% of the 2.44 million injuries from police-reported crashes in 2023 and 8% of fatal crashes, according to NHTSA data. Cell phone use alone accounted for ...