Technology and new laws may have a role in curbing dangerous vehicle accidents caused by distracted driving while texting or using a cell phone or a music player. But federal officials today also put ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (Nebraska Examiner) - A record-high 19 Nebraskans lost their lives in distracted driving crashes in 2020, and a state legislative committee was urged Tuesday to do something about it.

Drivers caught on their phones have been receiving warnings so far. On Jan. 1, people will start receiving fines for ...

Automakers have turned dashboards into glossy slabs of glass, inviting drivers to swipe, scroll and tap their way through ...

Text messaging &tstr; sending and receiving short messages on a mobile phone &tstr; is a form of communication that demands a person's full attention. It's not something to be done, say, while behind ...

Driving while texting can be worse than driving after drinking. Which is one reason why in the basement of the Washington Court Hotel, a panel spoke onstage Friday of using technology to fix the ...

Starting next month, Pennsylvania drivers need to put down their cellphone and most electronic devices while driving or risk a $50 ticket. Pennsylvania law has barred drivers from reading, writing or ...

Two tasks using the same senses are harder than others, research finds. Aug. 13, 2012 — -- We humans like to think we're good at using our nimble brains to deal with two challenges at once. But ...