With 23% of auto collisions (1.3 million crashes) related to texting and driving each year, CellSentry and its proprietary software can disable texting while driving.
The Governors Highway Safety Association releases a report examining how states are addressing the problem of distracted driving. Today, 47 states and the District of Columbia have specific laws aimed at preventing the problem.
The study also reveals the double standard that most drivers hold when it comes to engaging in distracted driving.
2013 brings in multiple new laws affecting drivers in the state of California. One law allows drivers to use voice-activated technology while driving, which is already being challenged by the National Safety Council.
The grants are designed to help test anti-texting enforcement protocols and techniques such as using stationary patrols, spotters on overpasses on elevated roadways and roving patrols.
GHSA’s new policy broadens the organization’s support of distracted driving legislation to include a call for handheld bans for all drivers.
New York's distracted driving law makes texting while driving a primary traffic offense, giving police officers the power to stop drivers for this offense alone.
Ohio is the 39th state to prohibit texting behind the wheel for all drivers.
The 'Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving' plan encourages the remaining 11 states without distracted driving laws to enact and enforce this type of legislation. It also asks the auto industry to adopt new guidelines for technology to reduce the potential for distraction on devices built into, or brought into, vehicles.
The new law, which takes effect Aug. 1, makes Alabama the 38th state to outlaw the practice of texting while driving.
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