2013

A new study has come out from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety which takes a look at the prevailing attitudes of some drivers toward those things that one would often think of as hazardous along the roads.  That means things like distraction, intoxication, fatigued driving, and various other potentially debilitating driving maneuvers.  However, the… read more

With officers across California cracking down on distracted driving throughout the month of April, one would hope that drivers are getting the message and beginning to refrain from using their phones in any manner behind the wheel.  But a new survey out of San Diego shows that the danger is still readily apparent on Southern… read more

AT & T’s It Can Wait program can arguably be considered the foremost anti-distracted driving campaign in the entire country.  The telecommunications company travels across the country holding events at local schools which stress to teens how dangerous texting at the wheel can be.  Shocking videos are shown, simulators are set up to allow for… read more

We can’t emphasize enough how dangerous distracted driving can be.  Every day it seems like there a news story about an accident stemming from cellphone usage or a survey conducted which shows the prevalence of the habit.  This latest story concerns the latter. A survey recently conducted in Washington highlights the regularity of various dangerous… read more

A new poll conducted by the Bay Citizen found that San Francisco does not rate very high in terms of pedestrian safety.  On a scale of 1 to 10, the answers from 98 respondents averaged out to 4.6, so slightly less than mediocre.  50% of people that answered the survey commented that more enforcement would… read more

One in five of Fortune 500 companies surveyed by the National Safety Council have adopted policies prohibiting their employees from using a cell phone while driving a company owned vehicle. An estimated 20 percent of the 150 companies that replied to the National Safety Council’s questions regarding their cell phone policies have made a corporate… read more

More than half of Hispanic teenagers report sending text messages while driving, according to the results of a new survey conducted by AT&T as part of its “It Can Wait” public safety awareness campaign. The phone company’s advertising initiative is intended to discourage motorists from engaging in text based messaging while behind the wheel of… read more