Maryland has the dubious distinction of having had the first documented case of distracted driving – a Maryland woman talking on her phone while driving crossed a median, flipped her vehicle, and killed five people. That distracted driving accident happened over 10 years ago, and...
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Is New Car Technology Creating Dangerous Drivers?
Even though the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) says that distracted driving causes approximately 500,000 injuries every year, automakers are creating new ways to occupy drivers’ attention behind the wheel. Ford unveiled its updated Sync system earlier this month at the 2012 Detroit Auto Show. The hands-free system...
Read MoreDo You Know Virginia’s Law on Cell Phone Use while Driving?
[caption id="attachment_16636" align="alignright" width="300"] businesswoman driving car and talking on cell phone concentrating on the road[/caption] Last month we blogged about the federal law banning cell phone use while driving for commercial truck drivers. That federal law went into effect earlier this month for truck drivers and bus...
Read MoreThe Daily Danger of Distracted Driving
Did you know that distracted driving causes up to 8,000 car accidents every day in America? That statistic from the American Automobile Association (AAA) proves that distracted driving is a major problem on the nation’s roads. This problem extends to teenage drivers who learn...
Read MoreCar Crashes Leading Cause of Death for Children 14 and Younger
If you need any more reasons to make sure your children are restrained properly in an automobile, the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has an alarming statistic. Automobile accidents are the leading cause of death for children ages 3 to 14, according to USDOT. The 3...
Read MoreHigh Speed Collision Critically Injures Maryland Infant
An 18-month-old girl is in critical condition after an auto accident on Maryland’s Coastal Highway late last month. As reported at mdcoastdispatch.com, the infant was in a car with her mother when a pickup truck rear-ended their vehicle. The mother escaped the car crash with only a fractured arm. According to the report, the...
Read MoreTransportation Secretary Does Not Support Cell Phone While Driving Ban
You have likely heard about the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) proposed ban on cell phone use while driving. However, an outspoken critic of the ban might surprise you. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood spoke out against the ban, citing the distinction between hands-free and handheld calls behind the wheel. According to LaHood, hands-free phone calls...
Read MoreOver 35,000 Deaths in 2010 Concerns NTSB
A recent press release by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) revealed an estimated 34,925 transportation fatalities in the United States in 2010. The data takes into account deaths in traffic accidents, railroad accidents, bus crashes, and pipeline accidents. According to the NTSB data, the fatality number is too high even though it is down...
Read MoreCell Phone Companies React to Proposed Cell Phone While Driving Ban
We recently told you about the National Transportation Safety Board’s (NTSB) proposed ban on cell phone use while driving. While there are mixed reactions, the cell phone industry’s trade association recently spoke out in favor of the ban, sort of. Washington, D.C.-based CTIA said that it supports a ban on manual cell phone texting while...
Read MoreWhat Types of Intersections are Most Dangerous?
Did you know that an intersection controlled by flashing lights has three times the likelihood of a car crash than an intersection controlled by a stop sign does? Researchers at the University of Texas at Austin found this out and utexas.edu reported on it last month....
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