Category: Distracted Driving
The late 1960s rock band The Doors sang, “Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel.” Legend has it that the band’s late lead singer, Jim Morrison, came up with the lines after riding with his girlfriend to a cottage they owned outside Los Angeles. She was
News in North Carolina was recently punctuated by a story about a father who dragged his daughter from their vehicle after it had been hit repeatedly by another driver in a road rage incident. In an odd turn of events, the driver actually chased the father and daughter on foot
We can’t say it enough: driving distractions are dangerous, and even more and more pronounced with advanced technology at our fingertips no matter where we are. From taking phone calls through a Bluetooth device, to looking down at our phones for an incoming call or text, to taking snapshots from
It has become normal in society for people to communicate in their cars while driving; whether it be using a cell phone where one hand is taken off the wheel, texting, or simply not paying attention due to distractions on the road and in the car. Many cars are now
In-vehicle driver distractions can be blamed for many motor vehicle accidents, from the driver texting to using a cell phone, to programming a GPS for a future destination, to reaching for something in the backseat, to looking over at a passenger while talking, to eating with one hand and driving
The National Transportation Safety Board recently identified texting as a major cause of a commercial aircraft accident, and approved safety precautions for all pilots to refrain from using cell phones or other distracting instruments while in the air (and sometimes while preparing for flight). Among the details of this particular
Some sad and tragic stories in the news recently featured joyriding teenagers involved in fatal accidents. In both cases, multiple families were affected, and often are when several kids from several families are victims. One minute we say a routine goodbye to our kids, and the next minute we’re rushing
