Do you text while driving? Despite the warnings, embarrassment and potential to rear-end someone (or worse) — about 23 per cent of NSW motorists admit to checking a text or taking a call while driving, according to 2011 research from Newspoll and insurance firm Bingle. Little wonder that NSW cops caught 796 motorists talking or texting on their phones during ‘Operation Compliance’ on Wednesday. More »
Forget the grisly effects of texting while driving for a moment, if you can. Instead, focus on a new epidemic, one that’s admittedly much sillier than the driving one, but no less dangerous. Ladies and gents, meet texting while walking: More »
Utah’s getting harsh on texting while driving, but it looks like Florida may be among the first states to issue some serious punishment: A 17-year-old man is facing a second degree felony and seven first-degree misdemeanor charges. More »
Holy shit. The initial accident is bad enough, but the creators of this texting PSA, not content with the usual scare tactics, add in some flying glass and a neck crunch to hammer things home. Then the second car appears. More »
Man, people really laid into me for texting while driving as a part of reviewing the N97. It’s unsafe, no doubt, but the reality is, people do it. Do you? More »
