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PennLive.com AT A GLANCE: DISTRACTED-DRIVING LAWS Denton Record Chronicle Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have banned texting while driving. Some states restrict cellphone use while driving, but no state has … Teens, Texting and Tragedy: Which states are making the grade? Tucson Citizen New Organization Against Texting While Driving 13WHAM-TV Maryland ranks high on safety report card Baltimore Sun The Virginian-Pilot

One in four crashes involve drivers using cell phones News10.net SACRAMENTO, CA- A new report from the National Safety Council (NSC) indicated about 25 percent of all crashes involve drivers talking or texting on their … National Safety Council Estimates That At Least 1.6 Million Crashes Are Caused … PR Newswire (press release) all 15 news articles

Text messaging guidelines needed at state level Sun-Sentinel State lawmakers, who are the stewards of Florida's cutting-edge Government-in-the-Sunshine law , need to get busy and issue statewide guidelines. …

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al.com (blog) Ban on texting while driving up for talks Daily News – Galveston County Galveston does not enforce the school zone ban because the city has not installed signs warning motorists about the state law that went into effect Sept. 1. … Texting and driving against the law WSFA Jacksonville considering ban on driver texting WTVM Cell phone, texting ban is good for city budget Statesman Journal all 19 news articles

Christian Science Monitor Group modeled after MADD to put focus on distracted driving Dallas Morning News Among the group's recommendation for the states is a ban on all drivers texting behind the wheel. Texas has limited texting restrictions covering drivers … 28 percent of accidents involve talking, texting on cellphones Washington Post Group aims to ban cell phones, texting while driving Louisville Courier-Journal Distracted driving at forefront in Vt. and nationwide Bennington Banner Minneapolis Star Tribune

Staff Editorial: Illinois drivers should take new state law more seriously Daily Eastern News In a study released in July 2009 by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, texting was shown to cause a marked decrease in response time. … No more talking or texting on cell phones in BC and Sask The Sheaf Cell phones and driving simply don't mix Wilsonville Spokesman New Cell Phone & Driving Laws To Be Considered WSET WSLS.com

Locals say they have seen it — texting and talking while driving Journal Times MOUNT PLEASANT – Even people who admit to having driven while using a cell phone would support tougher laws against it, based on conversations Tuesday at a …

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