All articles related to "distracted driving":

Heads-Up for Safety: Practice Mindful Driving

By Arianna Huffington and Jay Winsten Arianna Huffington is Founder and CEO of Thrive Global. Jay Winsten is Director of the Initiative on Media Strategies for Public Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. A version of this article was…

What it will take to stop distracted driving

A new Massachusetts law prohibits drivers from making phone calls unless they use hands-free mode, and also prohibits the use of phones at stoplights. While the law is an important step forward, health communications expert Jay Winsten thinks…

Strengthened laws could help curb distracted driving

State and local laws can help reduce drivers’ use of handheld devices, according to a June 4, 2015 op-ed in the Boston Globe by Jay Winsten, Frank Stanton Director of the Center for Health Communication and associate dean for health…