Fatal car crash in Illinois claims life of 61-year-old man Pedestrian walking along Illinois 140 when collision occurred Authorities believe distracted driving by cell phone use to blame, plan to seek felony charge against driver A Read More
Cell Phone Use While Driving
Study looks at patterns related to teen drivers and risk taking
Study published in April issue of Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience Involved 25 teenagers completing a driving simulation with 26 intersections Teen drivers completed course once alone and once with mothers watching When mothers Read More
New “Safe Phone Zones” could reduce distracted driving car crashes
Distracted driving car crashes on the rise State of Illinois enacts “Safe Phone Zones” along Illinois Tollway GHSA approves these efforts to discourage distracted driving These types of programs spreading nationwide An exciting initiative Read More
Man charged in truck accident caused by alleged driver distraction
Driver distraction is a big enough problem when smaller vehicles are involved in a crash, but add in the extra size of a tractor-trailer and this “problem” can become downright deadly. In one recent example of fatal driver distraction, a 29-year-old Read More
More Missouri communities pass distracted driving laws
Distracted driving is something many Missouri and Illinois drivers engage in without really thinking about the consequences to others; but those repercussions can be dire. A car accident caused by distracted driving can be significant, but seems Read More
Distracted drivers, cell phone use can cause car crash injuries
As cell phone usage and car accidents caused by distracted driving increase across the nation, police officers are seeking new methods for detecting those who are breaking laws governing talking or texting while driving. As many Missouri and Illinois Read More
Driver distraction from smartphone systems can cause fatal car accidents
Technology often enhances the lives of Missouri and Illinois residents in exciting ways, leading to advances in medicine and entertainment that improves their qualities of lives. Tragically, however, improved technology can also put those lives at Read More
Parents can be critical in preventing distracted driving of teen drivers
Distracted driving is often widely reported in the media these days, and can result in tragic accidents seriously injuring or even killing Missouri and Illinois residents. Driving while texting or talking on a cell phone can particularly be a Read More
Motor vehicle accidents cost both economic damages, lives each year
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a governmental agency tasked with increasing safety on the roadways across Missouri, Illinois and the rest of the United States. The NHTSA also reports on national statistics related to Read More
Distracted driving car accidents involving cell phones and texting on the rise
We've discussed distracted driving several times on this blog – in large part because it is such a pervasive problem in Missouri, Illinois, and the rest of the U.S. Distracted driving injures many people each day; statistics from 2009 showed that Read More
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