By the numbers: Year one of handheld ban in Massachusetts — pandemic priorities strain policing new policy
Distracted driving: Local cops say pandemic ‘masked over’ new hands-free law
— The Patriot Ledger, February 16, 2021
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Annual US-wide distracted driving-related awareness/prevention campaigns may be postponed due to another public health crisis, but enforcement not canceled
Campaign canceled, but no time off for distracted driving enforcement
— Star Tribune, March 29, 2020
App utilizes ‘carrot-not-the-stick approach’ to curb drivers’ phone use; prevent distracted driving
Would a Free Milkshake Get You to Ignore Your Phone While Driving?
— The New York Times, February 27, 2020
Canadians rank distracted driving as biggest threat when it comes to road deaths, especially mobile-use: Research
40% of Canadians say distracted driving No. 1 threat of car deaths: survey
— Toronto Sun, February 26, 2020
‘If you own a car with partial automation, you do not own a self-driving car. Don’t pretend that you do’ — deadly distraction and overconfidence in car’s tech: Investigation
NTSB: Driver in fatal Tesla crash was playing video game
— The Detroit News, February 25, 2020
Georgia House committee neuters HB 113’s proposed changes to bolster distracted driving law and fines-structure for violations of handheld ban
Panel revises Georgia distracted driving bill to reduce proposed fines
— The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, February 24, 2020
Beyond law enforcement, preventing distracted driving is ‘going to require cultural change and that’s why we want to engage the Hollywood community, again.’
New Massachusetts Distracted Driving Bill Takes Effect This Weekend
— “Under The Radar,” WGBH, February 21, 2020
Should Saskatchewan’s steep, escalating, fines for violating handheld ban be available to being worked-off if it otherwise means losing between a tenth to a fifth of income?
Saskatchewan’s new distracted driving fines disproportionately punish people in poverty: professor
— Global News, February 21, 2020