Mobile phones, an increasing part of daily life as people feel pressure to stay connected, are contributing to traffic deaths, with distracted driving causing nearly 10% of fatal crashes, according to ...

Drivers know cell phone talk and texting isn't safe but still do it. Sept. 20, 2010— -- Think chatting on your cell phone or sending a text message while driving isn't that dangerous? Think again ...

Kansas has the third-highest rate in the nation of fatality crashes due to distracted driving, studies show. Distracted ...

Wampsville, N.Y. — Law enforcement is reminding motorists to “Put the Phone Away or Pay" during a distracted driving enforcement initiative April 7 through April 14, 2025. The Madison County Sheriff's ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Distracted driving continues to be one of the most under-reported behaviors when driving your vehicle, according to the ...

Telling teens not to text and drive might be outdated soon. It turns out, young drivers aren’t using their phones to send messages behind the wheel — they’re using it to for entertainment purposes ...

SLIDELL, La. (WGNO) — Any use of a hand-held phone, such as calling, texting or scrolling, is going to be illegal starting Aug. 1. State representative Brian Glorioso who sponsored the bill says that ...

Beginning Thursday, law enforcement agencies in Iowa can begin issuing tickets for a new distracted driving law.

Louisiana’s expanded hands-free driving law, known as the “touch law,” is now fully enforced after a grace period ended ...

Across the country, a new wave of safety campaigns is zeroing in on the everyday driving habits that put you and everyone ...

Mobile phones, an increasing part of daily life as people pressure to stay connected, are contributing to traffic deaths. "Do Not Disturb" feature could cut phone interactions by more than 40%.