School bus driver curbed for using cell phone while behind the wheel
A single photo has put the brakes on a Calgary school bus driver’s career. The woman was driving students to and from Harold Panabaker School in the southwest when she was caught on camera using a...
View ArticleHundreds still texting while behind wheel
Lincolnshire road safety experts and police are backing a national campaign to remind motorists how easy it is to be distracted when texting or talking while driving. In today’s Spalding Guardian,...
View ArticleUse of Cellphones while Driving High in US: CDC
The use of mobile phones while driving is common, and at the same time extremely risky. Though the notion that using a cellphone while driving isn’t safe seems obvious, more than two-thirds of...
View ArticleThe case for banning handheld cell phone use while driving
The publication The Atlantic Cities brings us word of new research into whether banning texting while driving (as Pennsylvania did just over a year ago) leads to a reduction in crashes. Two economists...
View ArticleTeens warned of texting while driving
WOODBRIDGE, Va. – Teenagers attending a leadership conference, Saturday, at Gar-Field High School got a sobering reminder about the dangers of texting while driving. The Allstate Foundation had set up...
View ArticleAvoid using mobile while driving: Sarah Harding – Zee News
Los Angeles: British pop star Sarah Harding has urged fans to learn from her mistakes and avoid using cell phones while driving.She was banned from driving for six months after she was caught for...
View ArticleBig 4 cell phone carriers to team in ads against texting-while-driving
NEW YORK The country’s four biggest cell phone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T’s “It Can Wait” slogan to...
View ArticleTexting While Walking Hurts
(dailyRx News) Laws prohibiting texting while driving are appearing more and more across the country. But did you know more people are getting injured while walking and talking? The number of...
View ArticleLawmakers debate ban on cell-phone use while driving
By Colleen Quinn State House News Service BOSTON — Supporters of a bill banning drivers from using handheld cell phones told lawmakers Wednesday it would make it easier to enforce the state’s texting...
View ArticleMobile Apps That Help You Run A Business While Running Around
By Jeremy Caplan The symbol of mobile work used to be the laptop. Now, it’s the smartphone. When you’re running a small business that requires a lot of travel, you often don’t have the luxury of...
View ArticleTexting while driving is law now
SEBRING – A statewide ban on texting while driving goes into effect today, making it a secondary offense to read or send a text, email or instant message on a smartphone while driving. That means...
View ArticleLebanon cracks down on texting while driving
University student Joey Abi Hashem ended up in hospital with a broken hand after colliding with a driver who was talking on his phone as he drove home to Mazraat Yashu from al-Naqqash. “As I was...
View ArticleDrivers ‘on call’ most in APMC area while talking on phone
NAVI MUMBAI: Traders and shoppers not only sell and buy but also do a lot of talking even when driving, police data has revealed. Reports by the traffic police stated that 4,547 people were booked...
View Article‘Stay off the phone while driving’– says Derry councillor
Derry SDLP Councillor, Shauna Cusack, has expressed her concern at the high rate of motorists who use a mobile phone while driving. Describing the activity as “irresponsible,” Colr. Cusack said she...
View Article40 per cent of Brits aged 25 to 35 use a mobile while on a date
Manners don’t matter when messaging on mobile. Even though 65 per cent of people find it annoying when others use a mobile when another person is talking, 88 per cent of 25 – 34 year olds still admit...
View ArticleYou can now retain your UAE mobile number while switching network
Starting today, December 22, 2013, UAE mobile phone subscribers will be able to retail their existing mobile phone numbers while seamlessly switching between their service providers, the country’s...
View ArticleMiscreants slash woman’s throat while snatching mobile phone
BANGALORE: Even as the brutal assault on 44-year-old Jyothi Uday in an ATM in the City is still fresh in public memory, a 26-year-old lady administrator at IBM was attacked by two armed miscreants,...
View ArticleStudy: Texting while walking negatively affects balance
BRISBANE, Australia, Jan. 23 (UPI) — Texting on a phone while walking affects body movement with possible dangerous effects on a person’s gait, posture and balance, Australian researchers say....
View ArticleNew device sanitises your cell phone while charging it
A new box-like device that uses UV light to sanitise your cell phone while charging it has been developed. Mobile phones are known to be breeding grounds for bacteria. Some studies have even suggested...
View ArticleCouncillor Cammy Day caught on phone while driving
THE city’s safety leader has been fined for driving on a busy Capital road while using his mobile phone. Councillor Cammy Day, a Labour candidate for next year’s general election, was caught by police...
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