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Texting-While-Driving Violations in NY To Go From 3 to 5 Points on License

Governor, Andrew Cuomo announced recently that infractions for texting while driving will increase from 3 -->

Savannah Nash, 16, Dies During Her First Solo Drive; Believed to Be Texting

Savannah Nash’s first solo drive sadly turned out to be her last. Nash, who had -->

Drive First App by Sprint – Prevent Distracted Driving

Sprint currently provides an app that can help ease the mind of parents with teenage -->

Stop The Texts. Stop The Wrecks.

The Shocking Truth: Distracted driving is the number one killer in American teens. Five seconds -->

Voice-To-Text Just As Dangerous As Texting

A new study shows that using voice – i.e. Siri on the iPhone – to -->

Teen Drinking & Driving: A Dangerous Mix

Nearly one million high school teens drank and drove in 2011. Teens are 3 times -->

Safety Agency Backs Limits to Car Devices

In an effort to reduce the risk of distracted driving, The National Highway Traffic Safety -->

NY Thruway Troopers Stepping Up & Cracking Down On Texting & Driving

NY State Thruway Troopers will be stepping up patrols to catch motorists using their cell -->

Did You Know…

drowsy driving is a factor in one in six vehicle accidents? 14% of drivers ages -->

Student Killed While Texting & Driving – His Final Text Revealed to Help Deter Others

A 22-year old University of Northern Colorado student, Alexander Heit, was texting and driving when -->

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month: Tips for Moms Driving Safely This Month

1 in 10 new moms have been in a crash with their baby, according to -->

Impaired Driving: Get The Facts

According to an article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 30 -->

Drowsy Driving: 1 in 25 Fall Asleep at the Wheel According to CDC Report

An article from End Distracted Driving (www.enddd.org) states that according to the Center for Disease -->

Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->

Eliminate Distracted Driving

What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->

Editorial: Young Moms Show High Rate of Distracted Driving

A report by the Herald-Dispatch on January 25, 2013 states that young mothers tend to -->

Smartphone App for Parents Whose Kids Are Driving

We recently came across Canary, an iPhone and Android app promoting the dangers of texting -->

Texting & Driving: Deadly and Illegal

New York State means business with violators of the new anti-texting and driving law. Law -->