Should there be a nationwide ban on texting while driving? To many, the obvious answer is a resounding yes. After all, texting while driving, along with other distractions, increases crash risk.

Following up on guidance it issued earlier this year, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has posted a formal rule banning truck and bus drivers from texting while driving. The rule also ...

Former Mrs. Florida International and family advocate for hands-free law ...

A bill filed on the first day of this year's General Assembly looks to expand the state's texting-while-driving ban. The proposed legislation would prohibit nearly all hand-held mobile device use ...

DES MOINES – Representatives from law enforcement, safety and research sectors sent a unified message Tuesday to state lawmakers that texting while driving is a potentially deadly combination that ...

LIMA, Ohio -- Some law enforcement officers in Ohio say they're concerned about the difficulty of enforcing a texting-while-driving ban if such a measure becomes state law. The Ohio House has approved ...

Ohio’s statewide texting-while-driving ban takes effect today, but drivers won’t be cited during the first six months. Police will issue warnings to drivers caught texting until March 1. After that, ...

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Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas has signed an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law for all drivers in his state. Vermont is the 27th state to pass a texting ban. The law also forbids all cell phone use ...

1 in 3 teens ages 16-17 — about 34 percent — say they have been texting and driving at the same time, according to a 2009 Pew study. 40 percent of those ages 12-17 say they have been in a car when the ...