Distracted Driving Project

Tag: Behavior

Sharing the road (deaths): Though total fatalities on US roadways about the same, the share of those that are pedestrians or bicyclists has steadily grown

Toll Continues to Mount for Pedestrians and Bicyclists, the Victims in One in Five Traffic Deaths
— FairWarning, February 5, 2020

Distracted driving must be treated ‘with the same kind of criminality and public condemnation as impaired driving:’ Op/Ed

It’s time we started treating distracted driving like impaired driving
— Toronto Star, February 5, 2020

Boise is latest municipality in Idaho to quit waiting for state-level action — ordinance for handheld ban unanimously approved

Boise will require mobile devices be used in hands free mode while driving starting July 1
— The Idaho Press-Tribune, February 4, 2020

‘We urge lawmakers to rework the legislation and bring it closer to [Rep. Rosemary] Brown’s original vision’ — Pennsylvania’s distracted driving bill is watered-down to clear House: Op/Ed

Editorial: State needs stronger law on cellphone use
— Delaware County Daily Times, January 26, 2020