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Texting While Driving Ban Moves Forward in Florida

Texting While Driving Ban Moves Forward in Florida

The Florida House passed a bill to ban texting while driving May 1, but it is uncertain whether the measure will ever become law. Although the House approved the anti-texting bill by a 110-6 margin, a major hurdle remains for the measure, which is intended to reduce...
Texting Not the Only Problem with Drivers Using Smartphones

Texting Not the Only Problem with Drivers Using Smartphones

Concerns about distracted driving by teenagers often focus on texting behind the wheel. But teens use their cellphones for other purposes in addition to texting, so laws on distracted driving laws often include other uses of handheld electronic devices. According to...
Texting-While-Driving Ban Appears Likely in Florida

Texting-While-Driving Ban Appears Likely in Florida

After many failed attempts, it looks like this year Florida will ban texting behind the wheel. At the Florida Senate, a bill was unanimously passed that bans the act of texting while driving. The bill limits the use of any handheld devices designed to receive or send...
Distracted Driving Still on the Rise

Distracted Driving Still on the Rise

It’s no secret that distracted driving is dangerous and at times deadly. However, a new government study reveals that Americans are using cellphones while driving more frequently now than ever. According to a recent New York Times article, the study by the National...
Proposed Texting Ban Moves Forward In Florida

Proposed Texting Ban Moves Forward In Florida

Thirty-nine states and the District of Columbia already ban texting behind the wheel.  On April 3, Florida moved one step closer to joining that list when a House committee sent a distracted driving bill to the floor for full discussion. By a vote of 16-1, the House...
Students Join Campaign Against Distracted Driving

Students Join Campaign Against Distracted Driving

A few local high school students got messy to send a message about distracted driving, the Sun Sentinel reports. Covered in fake blood and lying among mangled cars, students from Boyd Anderson High in Lauderdale Lakes did their part to illustrate the dangers of...