AT&T has been running the “It can wait” campaign to dissuade people from texting and driving.
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Black Hawk joins pledge to avoid texting and driving
Local college students and staff members took a pledge to avoid texting while driving. It’s all part of AT&T’s “It…
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New laws restrict cell phone use
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a trio of distracted driving laws into effect.
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Website dedicated to busting distracted drivers
A website dedicated to busting people who use cell phones while driving just celebrated its anniversary.
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Tell Us Your Story – What You’ve Seen, What Would Help
Share your story about distracted driving. Tell us the good and bad about what you’ve seen. Tell us what you think would really help. We’ll share your stories here – so check back often.
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Texting and Driving Numbers Surprise Some
DES MOINES – The Iowa State Patrol has made just 96 ‘texting while driving’ citations since July of last year….
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Graphic video shows distracted driving crash
This powerful video being used as part of a campaign at high schools in the United Kingdom to raise awareness of the dangers of texting while driving.
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Iowa’s distracted driving law
According to Iowa law, no one can use a handheld device to write, send or read a message while driving…
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Illinois teens join forces to combat distracted driving
Operation Teen Safe Driving challenges Illinois teens to create community-based programs to reduce traffic crash injuries and fatalities for teens.
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Behind the wheel of a distracted driver
VIDEO | Take to the road in a simulator at the University of Iowa to learn the real hazards of distracted driving.
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Distracted Driving / Politics
In 2012, campaigns target voters through their phones
Political advertising has gone mobile this election season, which means you’re likely to see more political ads texted to you, particularly if you live in a swing state.
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Injured couple suing person who sent text to driver
A couple, critically injured in a crash by a driver who was texting at the time, is suing the driver…
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Police say driver admitted to texting just before crash
Police said texting and driving was to blame for a crash that closed lanes of I-74 at Spruce Hills Drive.
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