Technology is advancing at a faster rate than we can handle. Every couple of months. New technology is appearing. The latest is wearable technology, i.e., Google glasses. We have not yet mastered using cell phones while driving. We should not be using cell phones while driving. Do hands free devices make it any safer?
Distracted Driving Tops List of Factors in New Jersey Car Crashes
Distracted driving is the No. 1 contributing factor in car accidents, according to the New Jersey Attorney General’s office. [Read more…]
Are ‘Connected Cars’ the Future of Distracted Driving?
When we talk about distracted driving, the discussion often centers on the use of phones while behind the wheel. But what if carmakers and phone companies come together to make cars that do everything your smartphone does and more — making them “smartphones on four wheels.” Would the number of distracted driving accidents rise or fall? [Read more…]
NJ Lawmaker Seeks Sweeping Law on Distracted Driving
Approximately 421,000 people were injured and 3,328 died in distracted driving accidents in 2012. As policymakers nationwide look at new laws to curb distracted driving, one proposal in New Jersey is getting heat for what some say is a vague and far too broad definition of “distraction.” If passed, the law could put a big dent in the things New Jersey drivers are allowed to do while driving. [Read more…]
Will New York’s New Highway Texting Zones Curb Distracted Driving?
In response to more and more people texting and talking behind the wheel, penalties for distracted driving are going up. The intent of stiffer penalties in New York and elsewhere is discourage drivers from speeding down the highways with their attention directed elsewhere. The goal of the laws is to prevent distracted driving accidents and save lives. But how likely is it that stiffened penalties will have these desired effects? [Read more…]
New York Trucker Law Seeks to Stop Distraction Accidents
The federal government calls texting a “dangerous epidemic” on our nation’s roads. And when a truck-driver is the one distracted, the danger is especially great. Recently, the state of New York enacted a law to reduce texting behind the wheel by truckers and help prevent fatal truck crashes. [Read more…]