Bans on texting while driving don't reduce crashes, study says

Release Date 28 Sep, 2010 in Christian Science Monitor

 
   

Bans on texting while driving don't reduce crashes, study says

Christian Science Monitor - Stephanie Hanes - 28 Sep, 2010
Few dispute that texting while driving is risky. But the usual solution â€" laws banning behind-the-wheel texting â€" has not made a dent in the number of car ...

Bans on Texting While Driving Don't Work: No Surprise!

PC World - 28 Sep, 2010
Laws against texting while driving are pretty much worthless in preventing accidents, according to a study that should surprise no one. ...

Texting Bans Don't Decrease Car Accidents

InformationWeek - Antone Gonsalves - 28 Sep, 2010
Insurance industry study found that the number of crashes actually rose in states that passed laws precluding sending texts while driving. ...

Study says ban on texting and driving may increase crashes

Winnipeg Free Press - 28 Sep, 2010
A new study says bans on texting and driving don't reduce crashes and could even increase them. The study was released today by the American Highway Loss ...

Driving While Texting Laws Did Not Reduce Crash Rate, Says Study

ABC News - Mae Heussner - 28 Sep, 2010
Texting while driving may be very dangerous, but state laws banning the activity are not reducing the number of auto crashes, ...

Texting bans don't increase road safety: study

AFP - 28 Sep, 2010
WASHINGTON â€" Laws that ban texting while driving are ineffective at best and could even be counter-productive because they lead to surreptitious behavior ...

Have Texting Bans Made Our Roads More Dangerous?

TIME - Allie Townsend - 28 Sep, 2010
New research shows that crashes are still on the rise, even with anti-texting laws in place. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to present ...

Texting Bans Fail as Drivers Ignore Rules, Insurer Study Says

Bloomberg - Natalie Doss - 28 Sep, 2010
LaHood says the results of a new study on texting while driving are misleading. ...

Do Texting-While-Driving Bans Actually Increase Crashes?

CBS News - 28 Sep, 2010
Thirty states and the District of Columbia have banned texting while driving - a practice that takes the driver's attention and hands away from operating ...

Do Texting Bans Cause More Car Crashes?

NPR (blog) - Korva Coleman - 28 Sep, 2010
A billboard designed by the Black Nail Brigade, founded by Greg Zaffke, whose mother Anita was killed by a distracted motorist who was ...

Texting laws aren't making US roads safer: study

CTV.ca - 28 Sep, 2010
Laws to restrict US citizens from texting and driving may not be making American roads any safer, according to a new study from the Highway Loss Data ...

Study dismisses texting bans' effect

Boston Globe - Eric Moskowitz - 28 Sep, 2010
Just two days before a texting-while-driving ban takes effect in Massachusetts, a new study being released today says that similar bans in ...

Texting bans may add risk to roads

USA Today - Larry Copeland - 28 Sep, 2010
By Bill Sikes, AP By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY KANSAS CITY, Mo. â€" Laws banning texting while driving actually may prompt a slight increase in road crashes, ...

Study Shows Texting-While-Driving Bans Not Necessarily Effective

Comtex Smartrend - Chip Brian - 28 Sep, 2010
Recent findings from the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) shows that though many states have banned texting while driving, vehicle collision ...

I Know You Text While You Drive

Patch - Rich Abdill - 28 Sep, 2010
Starting Oct. 1, it will be against the law to use a handheld phone while you're driving. That's fine and great. ...

Texting bans increase auto accident rates slightly: study

Examiner.com - 28 Sep, 2010
Bans against text messaging while driving don't help reduce accidents, but may in fact increase them, according to a study by the research arm of the ...

Auto insurers' group: Texting bans do not reduce crashes

The Hill (blog) - Sara Jerome - 28 Sep, 2010
Texting bans do not reduce car crashes and may make the problem slightly worse, according to a report from researchers ...

Does Banning Texting While Driving Cause More Accidents?

Seattle Weekly (blog) - Caleb Hannan - 28 Sep, 2010
​The more gadgets we get, the more opportunities we have to be distracted while driving. ...

Texting bans for drivers not putting a dent in accident rates

Ars Technica - John Timmer - 28 Sep, 2010
Study after study shows that distracted drivers are far more likely to get into accidents, ...

Do Texting Bans Make Roads Less Safe?

Thaindian.com - Angela Kaye Mason - 28 Sep, 2010
Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) According ta report in USA Today “Laws banning texting while driving actually may prompt a slight increase in road crashes, ...

U-Turn: Texting Bans May Increase Car Crash Rate, Study Finds

AOL News - 28 Sep, 2010
(Sept. 28) -- Sending text messages from behind the wheel is dangerous, and can be deadly. On that point, at least, researchers agree. ...

Evaluating text messaging laws

Southeast Missourian (blog) - 28 Sep, 2010
At an annual meeting this week of the Governors Highway Safety Association in Kansas City, a study that has said laws banning text messaging while driving ...

Study finds texting while driving laws don't reduce crashes; Might actually ...

fox4kc.com - 28 Sep, 2010
By AP KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) â€" A new study finds laws that ban texting while driving don't reduce wrecks and might actually increase risks. ...

Study: Texting Ban doesn't increase road safety

Thaindian.com - Aishwarya Bhatt - 28 Sep, 2010
Sep 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) US auto insurance industry funded a study on how the texting ban has affected the safety of the roads. ...

DWT: Driving-While-Texting Bans Did Not Reduce Crash Rates, Says Study

One News Page - 28 Sep, 2010
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Texting Bans Not Reducing Car Accidents

WebProNews - Mike Sachoff - 28 Sep, 2010
States that have laws banning texting while driving are not seeing a reduction in the number of accidents, according to a new study by the ...

Texting bans raise car crashes, study says

HULIQ - Sandy Smith - 28 Sep, 2010
For the second time, a study commissioned by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety concludes that bans on cell phone use while driving are ineffective ...

Study: Texting bans don't reduce crashes

Central Valley Business Times - 28 Sep, 2010
While it's against the law in the state, apparently it's a ban that has had little impact, according to a study by the Highway Loss Data Institute. ...

Study: Texting ban may cause more crashes

WHDH-TV - 28 Sep, 2010
BOSTON -- With the texting ban on Bay State roads just two days away, a new study is sending mixed messages about the safety of such a ban. ...

Study shows texting while driving bans have no positive impact

Mobile Burn - Michael Oryl - 28 Sep, 2010
A study by the insurance industry-backed Highway Loss Data Institute suggests that laws that ban texting while driving have no positive impact on the number ...

 

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