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U.S. interstates in South are the deadliest and among states with little or no distracted driver-related policy

America’s Most Dangerous Highways
— CityLab, The Atlantic, October 21, 2016

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on October 28, 2016 December 2, 2016 Format LinkCategories ResearchTags Crashes, Criminalization, Enforcement, Florida, Penalties, Policy, Road Deaths, Safety, Study, Texas, Traffic, U.S., Vision Zero

Governors Highway Safety Association calling to expand graduated driver licensing laws in U.S. to anyone under the age of 21: Study

Study urges extending junior driver license limits to age 21
— Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 13, 2016

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on October 14, 2016 December 2, 2016 Format LinkCategories ResearchTags GDL, GHSA, Pennsylvania, Policy, Prevention, Safety, Study, Traffic, U.S., Young Drivers

With U.S. road deaths stats revealing ‘crisis level,’ DOT joins Vision Zero

U.S. road deaths jump 10.4 percent in first half of 2016
— Reuters, October 5, 2016

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on October 7, 2016 December 2, 2016 Format LinkCategories General Trends, ResearchTags Crashes, NHTSA, Policy, Prevention, Research, Road Deaths, Safety, Study, Traffic, U.S., Vision Zero

U.S. drivers over age of 85 nearly 3.5 million and growing; doubled over 15 years

Drivers over 85 are the fastest-growing group on the road
— Los Angeles Times, September 22, 2016

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on September 30, 2016 December 5, 2016 Format LinkCategories General TrendsTags Demographics, Research, Safety, Study, Traffic, U.S.

(semi)Driverless vehicles still require fully alert operator, heed driver warning systems

Semi-Autonomous Cars Could Increase Distracted Driving Deaths
— MIT Technology Review, September 21, 2016

Author Dr Jay Andrew Winsten Posted on September 30, 2016 December 5, 2016 Format LinkCategories Autonomous Vehicles / Driverless CarsTags Autonomous Vehicles, Behavior, Crashes, Distracted Driver, Driverless Cars, Prevention, Safety, Technology, Traffic, U.S.

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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

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

    Idaho:
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    — Idaho Statesman, June 29, 2020

    Indiana:
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  • 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

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    — 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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