Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Distracted Driving

Ride Single-File in These Upstate Towns Or Risk Arrest

By Aaron Short | Jul 15, 2019 | 12 Comments

Cyclists love riding the scenic roads in the Hudson River valley, but a Draconian municipal law could have cops ticketing riders and even throwing them in jail if they ride side by side.

Cyclist and Pedestrian Deaths Skyrocket in 2018

By Aaron Short | Jun 18, 2019 | 24 Comments

Let's face it: America's roads are safe increasingly for only those who drive on them.

Kaitlin Marie Hunt and her three-month-old daughter Riley were killed by an 18-year-old SUV driver in 2017. Photo: Hunt family via Atlanta Journal Constitution

We Must Change How We Talk about Pedestrian Deaths

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 12, 2019 | 48 Comments

The death of three more pedestrians offers yet another example of what can go wrong when drivers do not exercise due care — and why so few drivers learn the lesson.

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Traffic Safety Report Finds More Drivers Using Cellphones

By Melanie Curry | Apr 24, 2018

Despite laws against using a hand-held phone or similar device, a new report shows that people are not putting down their phones.

Participants in Oregon DOT's voluntary program will compete to avoid using their phones while driving. Image: ODOT via Bike Portland

Oregon DOT Challenges Drivers to Avoid Using Their Phones Behind the Wheel

By Angie Schmitt | Aug 2, 2017 | 2 Comments

The state is promoting an app that turns the act of driving without distraction into a competition.

PSAs, like this one from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, are no match for the temptation to use cell phones while driving.

We Have the Tech to Stop Distracted Driving. But Do We Have the Will?

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 19, 2017 | 54 Comments

What is stopping us from implementing solutions to prevent distracted driving? We have the technology. The problem is, the smartphone industry doesn't want to use it.

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