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Coordinated initiative by transportation, public safety, and health departments is saving lives on Minnesota’s roads

Zero highway deaths? Minnesota officials say it could be possible with these changes
— Star Tribune, June 11, 2018

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on June 15, 2018 June 28, 2018 Format LinkCategories UncategorizedTags Behavior, Commentary, Crashes, Infrastructure, Minnesota, Prevention, Road Deaths, Safety, Survey, Vision Zero, Young Drivers

Bills for Minnesota handheld ban have support of law enforcement and Gov. Dayton, Legislature must bring votes: Op/Ed

Minnesota Legislature still has time to pass hands-free-only cellphone bill
— Star Tribune, May 8, 2018

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on May 11, 2018 May 10, 2018 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Behavior, Commentary, Crashes, Distracted Driving, Handheld Ban, Hands-Free, Minnesota, Op/Ed, Policy, Safety, Texting While Driving

Minnesota ticket trends: Rate of texting violations up as speeding and impaired continue decline

Number of distracted-driving stops continues to rise in Minnesota
— Star Tribune, March 11, 2018

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on March 16, 2018 March 15, 2018 Format LinkCategories General TrendsTags Behavior, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Impaired Driving, Minnesota, Penalties, Policy, Prevention, Speed Limit, Survey, Texting While Driving

US states release road deaths-tally for 2017

  • Some states found road deaths had crept up beyond recent highs, including Nebraska, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and Vermont
  • Other states found there to be a decrease in road deaths, including Iowa and Minnesota
Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on January 5, 2018 February 2, 2018 Format LinkCategories General TrendsTags Behavior, Crashes, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Jersey, Road Deaths, Safety, U.S., Vermont

Minnesota work zone app might make for a mixed message when it comes to road safety

The Drive: Approaching a work zone? Your phone could tell you
— Star Tribune, August 27, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on September 1, 2017 September 1, 2017 Format LinkCategories General TrendsTags App, Behavior, Crashes, Infrastructure, Minnesota, Prevention, Road Deaths, Safety, Technology, Traffic

Minnesota State Patrol post dashcam footage of alert, defensive driver dodging distracted driver: Video

Video

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on July 28, 2017 July 28, 2017 Format VideoCategories CampaignsTags Behavior, Cognitive Distraction, Commentary, Distracted Driver, Minnesota, Situational Awareness, Social Media, Traffic, U.S., Video

Success of Minnesota initiative to reduce road fatalities based on ‘the five Es:’ education, enforcement, engineering, emergency response and everyone

Minnesota’s Toward Zero Deaths initiative successful, striving for more
— Duluth News Tribune, June 11, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on June 16, 2017 June 16, 2017 Format LinkCategories General TrendsTags Behavior, Campaign, Crashes, Enforcement, Infrastructure, Minnesota, Prevention, Road Deaths, Safety, Traffic

Bill to broaden distracted driving rule to handheld ban in Minnesota echoes other U.S. states’ enforcement frustrations

Distracted-driving bill aims ‘to stop the carnage on our roads today’
— Star Tribune, February 8, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on February 10, 2017 February 13, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Handheld Ban, Hands-Free, Minnesota, Penalties, Policy, Prevention, U.S.

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Recent Posts

  • With ‘increased focus on enforcement’ of handheld ban as drivers return to the road, distracted driving-related citations are up month over month so far this year in Massachusetts

    Mass. distracted driving citations spike dramatically
    — The Boston Globe, May 25, 2021

  • 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

  • Handheld ban on driver’s use of devices go live in Idaho and Indiana

    Idaho:
    Hands-free only: Idaho’s new law on cellphone use while driving takes effect July 1
    — Idaho Statesman, June 29, 2020

    Indiana:
    Put down the phone: Indiana law banning hand-held devices while driving goes into effect today
    — South Bend Tribune, July 1, 2020

  • Early estimate of 2019 traffic data show reduction in US road deaths for third consecutive year

    U.S. traffic deaths fell in 2019 for third straight year
    — Reuters, May 5, 2020

  • Educational grace period ends in Massachusetts, distracted drivers violating handheld ban can be ticketed and fined

    Police to start issuing fines for violating Massachusetts hands-free driving law
    — Boston Herald, April 1, 2020

  • 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

  • Researchers bring tech’s tagging to Minnesota highways — approaching drivers alerted to road construction in precise, real-time

    Minnesota trialling Bluetooth ‘tags’ to warn drivers about highway workzones
    — Traffic Technology Today, March 19, 2020

  • Indiana Gov. Holcomb signs handheld ban into law — enforcement begins in July

    New Indiana law imposes $500 fine for holding phone while driving
    — The Times of Northwest Indiana, March 19, 2020

  • Tally from the first week of enforcing handheld ban in Massachusetts

    Hands-free law in Massachusetts: State police issued 578 warnings to drivers violating law in first week
    — The Republican, March 3, 2020

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