Distracted driving - IIHS-HLDI
20 Apr 2025 at 9:38am
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 ...
Distracted driving: Electronic device laws - IIHS-HLDI
20 Apr 2025 at 6:32am
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 ...
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving
19 Apr 2025 at 12:35am
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.
27.11 - IIHS-HLDI
19 Apr 2025 at 6:00pm
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 ...
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 49, No. 8, October 24, 2014
21 Apr 2025 at 10:20am
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 ...
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
18 Apr 2025 at 4:04am
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.
Driver cellphone and texting bans in the United States: evidence of ...
1 Mar 2025 at 8:14am
The effects of texting bans on the rates of drivers? texting are unknown. With regard to the effects of bans on crashes, 11 peer-reviewed papers or technical reports of all-driver hand-held phone bans and texting bans were reviewed.
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
19 Apr 2025 at 7:12pm
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.
National reported patterns of driver cell phone use in the United States
23 Mar 2025 at 2:22pm
Laws banning handheld phone use seem to discourage some drivers from talking on any type of phone and motivate some drivers to talk hands-free. Laws banning texting while driving have little effect on the reported frequency of texting while driving in any age group.
Multifaceted approach could help end distracted driving
15 Apr 2025 at 12:33am
March 30, 2023 Workplace policies that discourage distracted driving can be part of the solution. A multifaceted approach could help end distracted driving, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Along with strengthening laws and beefing up enforcement, safety officials should concentrate on leveraging friendships and family ties to inspire change, making drivers ...
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20 Apr 2025 at 9:38am
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 ...
Distracted driving: Electronic device laws - IIHS-HLDI
20 Apr 2025 at 6:32am
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 ...
Searching for answers to the problem of distracted driving
19 Apr 2025 at 12:35am
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.
27.11 - IIHS-HLDI
19 Apr 2025 at 6:00pm
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 ...
IIHS Status Report newsletter, Vol. 49, No. 8, October 24, 2014
21 Apr 2025 at 10:20am
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 ...
More sweeping cellphone laws reduce crash rates - IIHS-HLDI
18 Apr 2025 at 4:04am
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.
Driver cellphone and texting bans in the United States: evidence of ...
1 Mar 2025 at 8:14am
The effects of texting bans on the rates of drivers? texting are unknown. With regard to the effects of bans on crashes, 11 peer-reviewed papers or technical reports of all-driver hand-held phone bans and texting bans were reviewed.
Bans reduce phone use, but what about crashes? - IIHS-HLDI
19 Apr 2025 at 7:12pm
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.
National reported patterns of driver cell phone use in the United States
23 Mar 2025 at 2:22pm
Laws banning handheld phone use seem to discourage some drivers from talking on any type of phone and motivate some drivers to talk hands-free. Laws banning texting while driving have little effect on the reported frequency of texting while driving in any age group.
Multifaceted approach could help end distracted driving
15 Apr 2025 at 12:33am
March 30, 2023 Workplace policies that discourage distracted driving can be part of the solution. A multifaceted approach could help end distracted driving, a new study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. Along with strengthening laws and beefing up enforcement, safety officials should concentrate on leveraging friendships and family ties to inspire change, making drivers ...
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