Distracted driving - IIHS-HLDI
24 Feb 2026 at 8:17am
Using a cellphone while driving increases crash risk. Researchers have consistently linked texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone to increased risk. Some studies, but not all, have found that talking on a cellphone also increases crash risk. Cellphones and texting aren?t the only things that can distract drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines distracted ...
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving
9 Feb 2026 at 12:52pm
Studies also have found negative effects of texting on driving performance. "Using phones while driving raises a driver's risk of having a crash because it takes attention away from the road," says Charles Farmer, the Institute's director of statistical services and the lead author of the new research.
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
24 Feb 2026 at 2:40am
Bans on holding a cellphone while driving, rather than just talking and texting, reduced crash rates in Oregon and Washington but not California. The difference may lie in the specific wording of the laws.
Distracted driving: Electronic device laws - IIHS-HLDI
24 Feb 2026 at 6:32pm
Footnotes Footnote 1 Alabama specifically prohibits distracted driving, defined as crossing in and out of a traffic lane without using a turn signal, swerving, or otherwise driving in a manner indicative of impairment while holding or supporting a device or while texting. ? Footnote 2 Arkansas? ban on hand-held calls includes texting but is not summarized in the previous column, which ...
Arizona?s ?no holding? law cuts handheld calls but not other phone use
19 Feb 2026 at 11:43am
After the state outlawed holding a cellphone while driving, drivers were less likely to have handheld conversations, but they didn't stop using their devices in other ways.
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
19 Feb 2026 at 10:56pm
A new HLDI analysis indicates that even with strong enforcement, cellphone and texting bans aren't reducing crashes reported to insurers. New York in 2001 became the first state to bar all drivers from talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Currently, 14 states and the District of Columbia restrict all drivers from using a hand-held cellphone.
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 54, No. 1, January 24, 2019
21 Feb 2026 at 5:17pm
The catch, drivers to use a blocker app if installed. A new IIHS survey found that only 1 in 5 owners of iPhone 6 and newer phones have Apple?s Do Not Dis-turb While Driving feature set to automat-ically turn on when driving or connected use sensors and proximity to known network connec-tions to detect driving.
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 49, No. 8, October 24, 2014
21 Feb 2026 at 6:47am
Using a cellphone while driving is risky and can lead to crashes. Making or taking calls, texting, or interacting with an electronic device in any way can take your eyes off the road at a critical moment. Teenage drivers may be especially susceptible to distractions. In response, states have enacted cellphone and texting bans, and insurers along with other groups have sponsored public ...
27.11 - IIHS-HLDI
22 Feb 2026 at 3:47am
INTroDUCTIoN As of July 31, 2010, 30 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws banning all motorists from texting while driving. This reflects concern among policymakers about the rapid growth of text messaging (according to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association [2010], the number of monthly text messages has risen from about 14 mil-lion in 2000 to more than 150 ...
New ways to measure driver cellphone use could yield better data
17 Feb 2026 at 7:21am
Eventually, the evidence they provide could also be used to enforce local laws against talking, texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone while driving ? a program that is already underway in Australia.
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24 Feb 2026 at 8:17am
Using a cellphone while driving increases crash risk. Researchers have consistently linked texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone to increased risk. Some studies, but not all, have found that talking on a cellphone also increases crash risk. Cellphones and texting aren?t the only things that can distract drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration defines distracted ...
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving
9 Feb 2026 at 12:52pm
Studies also have found negative effects of texting on driving performance. "Using phones while driving raises a driver's risk of having a crash because it takes attention away from the road," says Charles Farmer, the Institute's director of statistical services and the lead author of the new research.
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
24 Feb 2026 at 2:40am
Bans on holding a cellphone while driving, rather than just talking and texting, reduced crash rates in Oregon and Washington but not California. The difference may lie in the specific wording of the laws.
Distracted driving: Electronic device laws - IIHS-HLDI
24 Feb 2026 at 6:32pm
Footnotes Footnote 1 Alabama specifically prohibits distracted driving, defined as crossing in and out of a traffic lane without using a turn signal, swerving, or otherwise driving in a manner indicative of impairment while holding or supporting a device or while texting. ? Footnote 2 Arkansas? ban on hand-held calls includes texting but is not summarized in the previous column, which ...
Arizona?s ?no holding? law cuts handheld calls but not other phone use
19 Feb 2026 at 11:43am
After the state outlawed holding a cellphone while driving, drivers were less likely to have handheld conversations, but they didn't stop using their devices in other ways.
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
19 Feb 2026 at 10:56pm
A new HLDI analysis indicates that even with strong enforcement, cellphone and texting bans aren't reducing crashes reported to insurers. New York in 2001 became the first state to bar all drivers from talking on a hand-held phone while driving. Currently, 14 states and the District of Columbia restrict all drivers from using a hand-held cellphone.
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 54, No. 1, January 24, 2019
21 Feb 2026 at 5:17pm
The catch, drivers to use a blocker app if installed. A new IIHS survey found that only 1 in 5 owners of iPhone 6 and newer phones have Apple?s Do Not Dis-turb While Driving feature set to automat-ically turn on when driving or connected use sensors and proximity to known network connec-tions to detect driving.
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 49, No. 8, October 24, 2014
21 Feb 2026 at 6:47am
Using a cellphone while driving is risky and can lead to crashes. Making or taking calls, texting, or interacting with an electronic device in any way can take your eyes off the road at a critical moment. Teenage drivers may be especially susceptible to distractions. In response, states have enacted cellphone and texting bans, and insurers along with other groups have sponsored public ...
27.11 - IIHS-HLDI
22 Feb 2026 at 3:47am
INTroDUCTIoN As of July 31, 2010, 30 states and the District of Columbia had enacted laws banning all motorists from texting while driving. This reflects concern among policymakers about the rapid growth of text messaging (according to the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association [2010], the number of monthly text messages has risen from about 14 mil-lion in 2000 to more than 150 ...
New ways to measure driver cellphone use could yield better data
17 Feb 2026 at 7:21am
Eventually, the evidence they provide could also be used to enforce local laws against talking, texting or otherwise manipulating a cellphone while driving ? a program that is already underway in Australia.
WHAT IS THIS? This is an unscreened compilation of results from several search engines. The sites listed are not necessarily recommended by Surfnetkids.com.
