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Distracted Driving in Focus

New Laws Target All Distracted Driving Incidents

Source acquired via CTV, May 6, 2010, Edmonton, Alberta – Alberta has just made Bill 16 official, and drivers throughout the province are taking notice. Bill 16 prohibits driving distractions of any kind including personal grooming, reading, writing, and texting. The message that the Transportation Minister is giving Albertans is clear: “when you’re in your vehicle, your focus must be on driving.”

While this is one of the most stringent anti-distraction laws out there, Alberta isn’t the only province considering anti-distraction laws. In fact, many of the states within the United States are currently trying to find ways to prevent drivers from texting while driving – a dangerous habit that costs many drivers their lives. Throughout the world, texting while driving has become a major issue. (more…)

A Help for Distracted Drivers

Multiple Functions Make this a Popular App

Source acquired via Washington Examiner, May 5, 2010, Middletown, MD – John and Joana Tsinonis recently invented a type of software that could change the way teens drive. The software, called proTextor, was invented to prevent teens from sending or receiving texts and phone calls while driving. Using a GPS tracking device, proTextor detects when a vehicle is in motion, and automatically blocks all incoming and outgoing texts and calls. (more…)

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Distracted Driving Becoming a Major Contributor to Accidents

Incidents are on the Rise

Distracted driving is becoming a large threat to safe driving on our streets and roads.  Vehicle manufacturers are not helping the situation, either.  The rush for better and more exciting information and entertainment in vehicles is cause for concern over the amount of distraction that it adds to an already dangerous environment.

The statistics support the amount of concern.  Almost 6,000 people were killed and over 500,000 were injured as a result of distracted driving accidents in 2008 (2009 data not yet available).  These numbers are supplied by the U.S. Department of Transportation. (more…)