Last week, Delaware joined 29 other states banning texting while driving, but the New England state took the restrictions a step further by banning handheld cell phone use while the vehicle is in motion. This includes reading or sending emails and browsing websites in addition to texting. Under the law, the first offense carries a penalty of $50, while a second offense carries a fine of $100 to $200. The law is Continue Reading

Of the 29 states that have enacted texting bans, Massachusetts may just be the toughest. The New England state is the latest to ban the latest driving distraction wrought of technology. According to the bill, adults will be fined $100 for the first offense, $250 for the second and $500 for the third. Teen-aged drivers are subject to the same fines, but will also face license suspensions of Continue Reading

A stronger anti-texting law in Louisiana is garnering praise from the U.S. Department of Transportation. Beginning Aug. 15, drivers caught texting while driving can be pulled over, rather than being merely ticketed for it if pulled over for another offense. Unchanged from the state’s original 2008 ban, drivers face fines of Continue Reading

A global driver risk-management firm contends that safety groups and government agencies may have dropped the signal on truly addressing driver distraction and correcting dangerous behavior. DriveCam Inc.’s analysis of in-cab video and other data streams from over 2 billion miles of vehicle operation indicate that handheld cell phones are the most Continue Reading

As was expected, the Department of Transportation and the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) made it official. Effective Jan. 26, the organizations will enforce a ban on texting or the use of other “handheld” wireless electronic devices brought into a commercial vehicle. Violators are subject to fines of up to $2,750 per occurrence. The ban doesn’t apply to all in-cab technologies, however, provided that Continue Reading

An executive order prohibiting federal employees from texting while driving on the clock or using wireless devices in government vehicles officially took effect the beginning of the year. This law affects all federal employees during work hours while operating their private vehicles, or at all times if using Continue Reading

Technology may have stopped distracted driving in its tracks. As concerns have grown over the use of cell phones or diversion from the road caused by texting, many states have called for bans on the use of cell phones and other wireless communication devices. However, a number of motion-tracking technologies are Continue Reading