Tag Archives: Distracted Driving
Driver Charged in Fatal Crash on Route 9W
A Poughkeepsie man, Francisco Vasquez-Cruz, faces a vehicular manslaughter charge following a crash in Highland -->
May
Teen Drinking & Driving: A Dangerous Mix
Nearly one million high school teens drank and drove in 2011. Teens are 3 times -->
Apr
Voice-To-Text Just As Dangerous As Texting
A new study shows that using voice – i.e. Siri on the iPhone – to -->
Apr
Safety Agency Backs Limits to Car Devices
In an effort to reduce the risk of distracted driving, The National Highway Traffic Safety -->
Apr
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 -->
Apr
Indictment: Driver Who Hit New Windsor Pedestrian Was On Drugs
A 35 year old man, Arsen Berezhansky, of the Bronx, was arraigned Friday in Orange -->
Apr
Did You Know…
drowsy driving is a factor in one in six vehicle accidents? 14% of drivers ages -->
Apr
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 -->
Apr
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 -->
Apr
Impaired Driving: Get The Facts
According to an article by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day 30 -->
Mar
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 -->
Mar
Teen Driving – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
According to this article from The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, young drivers, ages 15-20 -->
Mar
Eliminate Distracted Driving
What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is any non-driving activity a person engages in that -->
Mar
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 -->
Feb
Smartphone App for Parents Whose Kids Are Driving
We recently came across Canary, an iPhone and Android app promoting the dangers of texting -->
Feb
AT&T Chief Speaks Out Against Texting at the Wheel
According to a New York Times article published on September 19, Randall L. Stephenson, the -->
Sep
Stricter Laws on Teenage Driving
The New York Times reported on August 13 that states are increasingly legislating away a -->
Aug
Risk of Teen Drivers Dying in Crash DOUBLES if Friends are in the Car
The AP has published that a teenage driver’s risk of dying in an accident increases -->
May
Highway Death Rate Has Fallen to a 60-Year Low
According to figures released by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on May 7, highway -->
May
Distracted Driving Not Getting Better
For all the criticism and bans, texting by drivers just keeps increasing, especially among younger -->
Dec
Texting & Driving: Deadly and Illegal
New York State means business with violators of the new anti-texting and driving law. Law -->
Sep