Distracted Driving Project

Tag: Distracted Driver

‘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

US insurer ‘urging the National Council of Insurance Legislators to draft model legislation that other states can’ utilize toward implementation of handheld bans in all states: Op/Ed

Column: ‘Hands-free’ laws would make roads safer
— The Columbus Dispatch, February 11, 2020

Amendments to ACT’s handheld ban bring clarity after concerns from ‘doubtful’ Uber driver were raised with road safety official

Rideshare drivers secure amendments that allow them to touch their mobiles
— RiotACT, February 8, 2020