Recent Posts Tagged With 'distracted driving'

• Avoid Getting Distracted When Driving with Children

  Posted on Thursday December 10th, 2009 at 11:22 in distracted driving, driving distractions, vehicle accidents, driving dangers, avoid distracted driving

  SNAP! That was your patience breaking under the pressure of having to juggle children or pets whilst driving, we've all been there before, bored children and restless pets can be really tricky to handle, but if you don't handle them properly, you cou...

• Careless Driving Tickets: Reading While Driving

  Posted on Thursday July 16th, 2009 at 10:39 in distracted driving, careless driving, reading while driving, careless driving ticket

  Drivers can receive careless driving tickets for a number of reasons. One such offense is reading while driving, which is more common than many people think. Though difficult to prove unless a law enforcement officer observes it, this behavior is a...

• Driver Education: Driving Home from Work

  Posted on Friday May 29th, 2009 at 12:41 in distracted driving, driving home from work, stress and driving, driver attitude

  Everyone looks forward to getting off and going home after a hard day's work, but you may be headed into the most treacherous part of your day, the afternoon commute. More than the volume of traffic or weather conditions, it is driver behavior that m...

• Tips for Driving with Children or Pets in Your Car

  Posted on Tuesday January 27th, 2009 at 15:01 in children, pets, safety tips, distracted driving

  Anyone who has children knows what a distraction they can be while driving. Children who are bored, hungry, or fighting with their siblings can turn a pleasant family outing into a stressful situation. A 2006 AAA Foundation study found that 80% of...

• The Problem With Distracted Driving

  Posted on Sunday January 25th, 2009 at 13:12 in Driving, collisions, distracted driving, traffic safety

  How bad of a problem are distracted drivers? A landmark study for the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute in 2006 found that nearly 80 % of crashes and 65% of near crashes involved some sort of dr...