Texting while driving is insane. Reading that tiny text and tapping out cogent responses on that little on-screen keyboard is hard enough. But to believe that you can do that safely while your car is ...

Hands-on phone use behind the wheel is no longer treated as a minor lapse in judgment. In New York and a growing list of other states, a single decision to tap your screen can expose you to fines that ...

Smartphones have become so heavily ingrained in our everyday lives that for many, it’s hard to put them away for even a moment. That dependence is now spilling onto the road. New data shows distracted ...

PHOENIX—After some false starts—and a recent near-death experience—a ban on texting behind the wheel faces one final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature. If the legislation passes and Gov. Jan Brewer ...

PHOENIX — Arizona may finally be ready to join the 47 states that have made it illegal to text while driving unless using a hands-free device. But supporters of a ban — who have been trying to get one ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state of Florida takes distracted driving seriously. In 2024, nearly 300 people in Florida died and over 2,200 people suffered ...