driving

Texting and Driving Simulation.

Gauge Your Level of Distraction With This Texting and Driving Simulation From The New York Times. New studies show that drivers overestimate their ability to multitask behind the wheel. This game measures how your reaction time is affected by external distractions. Regardless of your results, experts say, you should not attempt to text when driving. … Read more

Is Texting While Driving a Reality of a Connected Life?

Do you think of your smart phone as an extension of your brain? Check out this interesting piece in the Huffington Post on the work of Amber Case, an anthropologist studying how we integrate interactive technology like cell phones and the internet into our lives. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/beckley-mason/texting-while-driving-is-_b_1190470.html?ref=fb&src=sp&comm_ref=false#sb=2564572,b=facebook Read the full paper here: Cell Phones and Their Technosocial … Read more

CELLULAR PHONE USE AND TEXTING WHILE DRIVING LAWS

4/30/2018 National Conference of State Legislatures The prevalence of cellular phones, new research, and publicized crashes has started many debates related to the role cell phones play in driver distraction. This chart details state cellular phone use and texting while driving laws. Hand-held Cell Phone Use Ban: 16 states, D.C., Puerto Rico, Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands … Read more