texting while driving
Distracted Driving Doesn’t Only Entail Phone Use; mp3s, GPS Systems also Illegal
Submitted by paula on Wed, 02/11/2015 - 9:05pm
Fact. Research has found that using a cell phone behind the wheel makes a driver four times more likely to get into a crash serious enough to cause injury.
Fact. When sending or receiving text messaging behind the wheel, a driver’s eyes are off the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, equivalent to driving the length of a football field at 65 miles per hours.
Fact. The likelihood of crashes dramatically rise when your actions require a combination of visual, manual and cognitive attention
CHP: Crackdown On Cell Phone Texting and Talking While Driving
Submitted by paula on Sat, 03/29/2014 - 2:50pm
April 1st starts the month long zero tolerance campaign “It’s Not Worth It!” to highlight the fact that drivers who text and use cell phones while driving have the same driving behavior as those who are legally drunk. South Lake Tahoe California Highway Patrol officers will join others from around the state in an effort to curb these behaviors in order to reduce preventable accidents with injuries.
Northern Nevada law enforcement racks up 2,000 tickets for cell phone violations
Submitted by Editor on Fri, 06/15/2012 - 4:42amMore than 2,000 Northern Nevadans have been ticketed for cellphone-related traffic violations in the five months since the use of handheld phones has been banned in motor vehicles.
