What’s been done in Canada to curb distracted driving …and what’s still needed?
Distracted driving is as dangerous a crisis today as impaired driving was decades ago. What are Canadians doing about it?
— The Globe and Mail, November 9, 2019
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Campaign set at challenge to effect behavior-change behind the wheel and create stigma around distracted driving
Reeling in rising distracted driving deaths
— The Harvard Gazette, July 2, 2019
Designated driver concept got start in US with death of Boston reporter killed in wreck by drunk driver
Designated Driver Program Arose From Tragic Crash That Killed WBZ-TV Reporter In 1985
— WBZ, CBS Boston, November 30, 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
Tougher rules, stiffer penalties, more convictions will come as social stigma of distracted driving behavior becomes entrenched
What Happens When a Driver Kills Someone While Fiddling With A Cellphone? Often, Not Much
— FairWarning, February 6, 2018
New handheld ban is ‘step in the right direction’ for Oregon, but ‘it’s really going to take a change in social norms and expectations’: Commentary
New Distracted Driving Law In Oregon
— “Think Out Loud,” Oregon Public Broadcasting, September 29, 2017
Massachusetts judiciary decides field sobriety tests for driver marijuana-use are not evidence in court
Mass. high court says sobriety tests aren’t definitive evidence for pot use
— The Boston Globe, September 19, 2017
Ireland just had worst drink-driving month, society norms need to get back on track: Op/Ed
Comment: ‘Every time we let the designated driver have one or two we are actively saying that drink-driving is acceptable’
— Irish Independent, June 28, 2017