State police will begin stepped-up enforcement of the laws against texting while driving on Saturday, Superintendent Joseph D'Amico said.
Chronic detachment can lead to catastrophic results like car accidents, which is why many states ban texting while driving.
Mr. Palumbo is confident his legislation will pass in Rhode Island, where texting while driving has been banned since 2009.
He said he spends a lot of time in a car and he sees New Yorkers texting while driving every day.
In 2010, nearly 3, 100 people were killed in distracted driving crashes according to NHTSA. Currently 35 states ban texting while driving.
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The Board found that the driver of the GMC pick-up truck, who was killed in the accident, was likely texting while driving.
It made a public service announcement video about a teenager who was brain damaged from texting while driving and got over 600, 000 views.
But in arguing for the bill, Howell misses the best argument for Google Glass: it will mostly be a substitute for texting while driving.
Now, Nash has created a nonprofit, the Jamie Nash TXT L8R Foundation, to tell her story and warn people against texting while driving.
New York does not ban texting while driving but has barred the use of handheld phones while driving, according to the Governor's Highway Safety Association.
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While the news media reported this as banning texting while driving and hands free phone use, it would also affect smart phones, tablets and even car radios.
One cell phone industry group supports states' ban on texting while driving -- a law enacted in 35 states and the District of Columbia, according to the National Council of State Legislatures.
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It was based on a very limited sample, but comparisons to DUI aside, other studies have conclusively shown that texting while driving decreases reaction time and increases the risk of an accident.
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The feature, which is intended to reduce texting while driving, is part of Ford's voice-activated technology, Sync, and is already installed on all model 2012 Ford vehicles with the exception of the Ranger.
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While many visit for leisure, students have used the resource to research topics ranging from music composition to the effects of texting while driving (using an Xbox 360 racing title and steering wheel peripheral, of course).
Fourteen states, including the home states of three of the bill's sponsors, and the District of Columbia already have laws barring texting while driving: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
Driving while talking and texting with others in the car is unsafe and also rude.
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And so can texting, reading paperbacks and applying makeup while driving.
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People already are driving while talking, texting and tweeting.
"Stop TEXTING, EATING, PUTTING MAKE-UP (ON), TALKING ON THE PHONE while driving, " Francisco Marcelo Gadelha said.
If someone is going to interact with others while driving it seems obvious that hands-free Google Glass communication will be safer than texting, as it allows you to keep looking forward at the road.
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