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Leadership in Texas cities where distracted driving rules are tougher than impending statewide texting ban rebuff Gov. Abbott’s safety-capping proposal

Abbott proposal would nullify city rules on distracted driving
— The Texas Tribune, June 15, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on June 16, 2017 June 15, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Distracted Driver, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Local Law, Penalties, Policy, Prevention, Safety, Texas, Texting While Driving

Texas adds texting while driving law, but Gov. Abbott’s amendment banning local ordinances that are tougher on distracted drivers would put a cap on road safety

Texas governor signs texting-while-driving ban into law
— Associated Press, June 7, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on June 9, 2017 June 8, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Crashes, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Local Law, Penalties, Policy, Texas, Texting While Driving

Driver who killed passengers in Texas church bus crash had taken pills, marijuana in pickup truck

Driver of truck that hit church bus likely intoxicated, DPS says
— San Antonio Express-News, April 11, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on April 14, 2017 April 13, 2017 Format LinkCategories High Impact StoriesTags Behavior, Crashes, Distracted Driver, Impaired Driving, Investigation, Texas, Texting While Driving, Video

College Station Police observing change in drivers’ behavior five-months into handheld ban ordinance

CSPD officers weigh in on ‘Hands Free’ law since implementation
— The Battalion, April 10, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on April 14, 2017 April 13, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Behavior, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Handheld Ban, Hands-Free, Local Law, Penalties, Policy, Prevention, Safety, Texas, Traffic

Deadly church bus crash in Texas has witness account of pick-up truck driver’s ‘texting while driving’

Witness account highlights dangers of texting while driving
— Associated Press, April 1, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on April 7, 2017 April 7, 2017 Format LinkCategories High Impact StoriesTags Crashes, Distracted Driving, Policy, Road Deaths, Texas, Texting While Driving, U.S., Video

Texas municipalities put local distracted driving ordinances on hold, hope Austin leadership can finally pass state-wide ban

Leaders await state’s decision on texting law
— Frisco Enterprise, March 13, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on March 17, 2017 March 16, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Behavior, Campaign, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Hands-Free, Penalties, Policy, Prevention, Road Deaths, Safety, Texas, Texting While Driving

Without distracted driving rules in Texas, Sugar Land sets handheld ban ordinance

Sugar Land passes hands-free ordinance
— Houston Chronicle, February 27, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on March 3, 2017 March 2, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Behavior, Distracted Driving, Enforcement, Handheld Ban, Hands-Free, Local Law, Penalties, Policy, Prevention, Safety, Texas

No distracted driving law in Texas, another city sets ordinance with handheld ban

Council approves ban on cell phone use while driving
— Times Record News, February 21, 2017

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on February 24, 2017 February 23, 2017 Format LinkCategories PolicyTags Distracted Driving, Handheld Ban, Local Law, Policy, Prevention, Safety, Texas

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  • 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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