What Are the Dangers of Falling Asleep at the Wheel?
Drowsy driving is a significant issue across America. In such a competitive and busy age, drivers are pushing themselves more to multitask and stay up late. Long hours on the road and heavy traffic can contribute to driver drowsiness, ultimately leading to related car accidents. As many as 6,000 fatal car accidents may stem from… read more
Is it Illegal to Eat While Driving in California?
Eating and driving has become such a common practice that many California drivers don’t think twice before stopping at a drive-thru and eating breakfast or lunch behind the wheel. Yet California’s distracted driving laws may lead to tickets and citations for people who eat and drive. Eating is a form of driver distraction – something… read more
$7.2 Million Settlement For Children Of Woman Killed in Collision With San Bernardino County Sheriff
Panish | Shea | Ravipudi LLP attorneys Adam Shea and Ryan Casey obtained a $7,205,000 settlement for four children whose mother was killed when the car in which she was a passenger was rear ended by a San Bernardino County Sheriff. Vanessa Rosales and her son were being driven to their car by an acquaintance when… read more
Research Shows How Teen Drivers Can Be Endangered By Distraction
A new report from USA Today that highlights the continued danger posed by distracted driving was prompted by recent research that delves into the psychology of teens who have just obtained their driver’s licenses. That research, which hails from the Transportation Institute of Virginia Tech, showed that teens tend to overestimate their abilities in the… read more
Agent App Seeks To Reduce Distracted Driving
Another anti-distracted driving app has been launched, and a new report takes a look at how it aims to reduce the dangerous action among operators of motor vehicles. This particular app is called Agent, and in addition to simply providing a means to squelch distraction at the wheel, it also includes functions that purportedly allow… read more
Preparing Kids To Use Cellphones In A Safe Manner
Yesterday, organizations around the world offered resources as part of Safer Internet Day. Many of those efforts focused on helping children stay safe as they grow up in a world in which they’re surrounded by the internet. At home, at school, even in the car, it’s possible to stay connected at all times. This signals… read more
GPS Devices Require The Proper Safety Measures While Driving
Yesterday, there was a Distracted Driving Summit held in order to address some of the ways in which the rather dangerous driving act could be curbed. But summit or not, we still have quite a long way to go before distraction is squashed entirely. Not only do we have cellphones to contend with, but things… read more
A Call For Solutions To Distracted Driving
Distracted driving has proven to be a truly daunting obstacle for road safety, and the problem has brooked no simple solutions. Still, there are promising avenues worth pursuing, and a new piece in the British Medical Journal relates some of the ways to curb texting and cellphone usage at the wheel. A report from the… read more
Proposed Texting Ban Moves Forward In New Mexico Once Again
Another state is inching closer to the passage of a potential texting and driving ban. Such a measure has proved elusive thus far in New Mexico, but progress is currently being made on the matter. The measure as it currently stands would outlaw the usage of a phone or a similar to device to send… read more
Never Underestimate The Texting And Driving Danger
A worthwhile editorial out of Pennsylvania reinforces the idea that texting while driving is an action that should never take place. It does so by highlighting some of the consequences that might await an individual who chooses to text while at the wheel. The report relates one incident in which people were killed and a… read more
First Ever Google Glass Ticket Gets Tossed Out
A couple months ago, we related a situation widely reported in the media involving what seemed to be the first ever distracted driving ticket handed out to a person wearing Google Glass. At its most basic, Glass is a heads-up display that a person can wear over his or her face to access many of… read more
CHP Representative Discusses Anti-Distraction Efforts
A Captain of the California Highway Patrol recently dropped in to a local Bakersfield program to talk about the continued danger posed by distracted driving. He explained how the agency has made it their goal to reduce instances of distraction and all attendant injuries and fatalities connected to it, and they’re doing so by increasing… read more