Texting And Driving Statistics

Texting and driving is one of the riskiest behaviors drivers can engage in behind the wheel. When you send or read a text, ...
AOL

Drivers Are More Likely to Use Their Phones While Speeding, IIHS Study Says

Cell phones have become a major problem for modern roadway safety. Distracted driving accounted for over 3200 deaths in 2024, representing around 8 percent of all fatal crashes in the United States, ...

Why using your mobile phone while driving is far more dangerous than you think

The Automobile Association of South Africa urges immediate action to combat distracted driving and protect lives on the road ...
FOX8 Cleveland

Ohio motorists use their phones while driving less than national average, study finds

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A study has found that Ohio drivers use their phones less than the national average, with state leaders crediting a state law passed in 2023 that bans drivers from holding a ...
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Number of motorists using phones while driving reaches eight-year high

Illegal phone use by drivers for activities beyond voice calls has reached an eight-year high, a new survey suggests. The poll of 2,238 motorists, commissioned by the RAC, found 15 per cent admitted ...
WKYT

Kentucky Senate panel advances bills on driver’s license renewal, cell phone use while driving

FRANKFORT, Ky. (WKYT) - Two bills that could impact every Kentucky driver cleared a Senate panel Wednesday, addressing driver’s license renewal locations and cell phone use while driving. The ...
The Shreveport Times

Louisiana police are ticketing drivers for cell phone violations

Police in Louisiana have begun issuing tickets for a new law banning hand-held cell phone use while driving. The law went into effect in August 2025, but fines could only be issued beginning Jan. 1, ...
WRAL

Cell Phone Use Increases Risk of Accidents, But Users Willing to Take the Risk

Thestate highway patrolsays a driver on a cell phone is to blame for adeadly crashTuesday in Johnston County. A studyby theInsurance Research Councilsays most cell phone owners believe using one while ...