South Dakota attempted to join the fight against texting while driving by trying to pass a bill in the House this week. Unfortunately, the bill fell short by four votes.
Continue reading this story on why opponents did not want to pass the texting while driving ban at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Last month Eric Helm, a teenager from Grand Rapids, Michigan died in a car accident when his car swerved into oncoming traffic. Authorities did not know what the cause of the accident was until they investigated further. You might be able to guess what the cause of this tragic and unfortunate accident was.
Read more about this texting car accident at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
There is a problem with the Maryland law on the ban of texting while driving. The law states that a person cannot send a text message or an email while driving their car. That’s all well and good but there is one small problem which creates one large loophole for Maryland drivers.
Find out more about the texting while driving loophole problem and read the rest of this article at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
AAA Minnesota/Iowa and the Minnesota Department of Public Safety are encouraging and reaching out to Minnesota high school students to enter in an anti-texting while driving contest. They are being asked to create a 30 second TV advertisement that will be aired in the Spring. The challenge is described as giving teenagers the chance to help spread the word to their friends and community about the dangers of texting while driving.
Learn more about thetexting while driving awareness contest at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Loretta Strong knows first hand the dangers associated with texting and driving. Loretta and her husband were involved in a car accident with a teenager in Indiana in 2008. While the texting while driving teenager only walked away with a fine, Loretta suffered an injury that would change her life forever.
Read more about Loretta and her accident involving a
texting while driving teenager at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
Even though more and more States across the United States are passing bans on texting while driving, many people still cannot resist the urge to pick up their phone and send or read their daily text messages. Because we all know how dangerous it really is, we should each do our part in putting an end to this activity. Here are 5 tips to help you break your habit….
Continue reading at Straight Talk Law about tips to help stop texting while driving.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
An experiment that took place on a deserted air strip looked to measure how dangerous texting while driving really is. With the cars traveling at 70 miles an hour, drivers reaction times were measured in different circumstances. Reactions were measured when the drivers unimpaired, when they were drunk, when they were reading an email on their phone and finally, when they were sending a text message.
Check out the results on Straight Talk Law
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
It looks like technology companies have begun to join the fight against texting while driving. Cellcontrol has developed a device that prevents any texting while the driver’s vehicle is in motion.
Learn more about the device that could prevent car accidents
at Straight Talk Law.
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
While lawmakers are doing their best to put an end to texting and driving, some individuals will do whatever they can to find ways to “safely” use their cell phones in the car. Some of the new devices for phone usage in the car that are coming out could do more harm than good.
Continue reading at Straight Talk Law
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.
A computer simulator has found that texting while driving does in fact distract you long enough to cause minor traffic infractions and increase your chances of causing a major car accident or making a fatal error.
Watch the simulator video here
Teens Against Distracted Driving was founded by Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Jason Epstein who is also the founder of the Seattle law firm Straight Talk Law.