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A new study released this week shows that text-messaging drivers are six times more likely to get into an accident than drivers who do not text, Reuters reported.The study used simulator vehicles and identical traffic scenarios to show that the risk of texting behind the wheel appeared to be significantly higher than talking on a cell phone while driving.Researcher Frank Drews of the University of Utah explained that when people talk on the...  

FRANKFORT – Gov. Steve Beshear signed an executive order Wednesday to prohibit state employees from text messaging when driving government-owned vehicles. He said agency heads may exempt from the order state workers who use text messaging for law enforcement, security or emergencies. Beshear's order was filed with Secretary of State Trey Grayson. The governor has scheduled a news conference to discuss it. The order says texting means...  

Auburn Hills, Mich., Dec 15, 2009  -  Chrysler Group LLC today became the first automaker to establish a corporate policy surrounding company-owned vehicles and communication devices.  The company now prohibits texting while driving in order to promote safer driving behaviors and serve as an... The Detroit News - Chrysler forbids employees from texting while driving  

Boston City Councillor John M. Tobin, Jr. will hold a hearing this morning to determine the feasibility of banning the use of mobile phones for typing or texting while driving on Boston’s streets. The hearing of the City Council's Public Safety Committee will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the ...  

MORRISTOWN, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verizon Wireless Executive Director for State Public Policy, Daniel Mullin, said the company supports action taken by the state of Rhode Island to ban texting and e-mailing while driving. Mullin made the following statement today: “Verizon Wireless commends Governor Carcieri and the Rhode Island General Assembly for making it against the law to text and drive. With the issue of texting and driving on the...  

BEIJING, Nov 29, 2009 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- China's major wireless telecom companies, all state-owned enterprises, are coming under pressure to eradicate access to porn through wireless application protocol (WAP) sites on mobile phones. "The telecom ...