Houston metro-area deemed most distracted behind the wheel by analytics app — panel calls for handheld ban in Texas
Tougher laws, technology needed to fight distracted driving epidemic, NTSB panel agrees
— Houston Chronicle, April 11, 2019
Tag: Addiction
‘We look down, we don’t think.’ — campaign PSA calls on Western Australians to ‘Look Up’
Text and whatever …just don’t text and drive: Phone-addict has one ‘Good Habit’ in campaign’s PSA
Survey of British parents find solid support for measure similar to France’s recent ban of cellphones in schools
French school mobile phone ban comes into force
— The Independent, September 4, 2018
No phones allowed: French ‘detox’ law goes beyond 2010 legislation, extends ban of students’ phones to anywhere on school premises
French school students to be banned from using mobile phones
— The Guardian, June 7, 2018
…but will it prevent distraction? Google presents tools to promote well-being, cut down use/time on mobile devices: Commentary
Even Google won’t make us put down our phones
— The Boston Globe, May 8, 2018
Addiction or affliction? Caught in the ‘net of pervasive personal technology
Hooked on Hardware? Tech Giants Face Tough Questions Over Device Addiction
— Variety, March 13, 2018
Concerned investors push Apple to study health effects of their ‘addictive’ products
Tech Backlash Grows as Investors Press Apple to Act on Children’s Use
— The New York Times, January 8, 2018