Distracted driving is a growing risk that affects everyone on the road. Even small lapses can lead to severe accidents, ...

Early, targeted intervention as teens learn to drive can curb risk taking before it becomes normalizedEdina, ...

Actions that take your eyes, hands, or mind off driving are called distractions. These brief lapses often lead to crashes that could have been avoided. Ever ...

It's not just a smartphone problem. Distracted driving has been making highways more dangerous since the advent of the automobile -- but smartphones have worsened the issue and, more recently, forced ...

In a recent study by the Governors Highway Safety Association, driving distractions such as cell phones and other electronic devices, cause as much as 25% of all US car accidents. It is common ...

The latest distracted driving statistics from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) show that in 2023 alone, distraction-related crashes led to 3,275 deaths. They also resulted in 324,819 ...

One illegal habit has quietly shifted from occasional annoyance to daily hazard: drivers treating their […] ...

They’ve announced tougher enforcement to stop people from texting, using social apps, or running mobile […] ...

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Their teens are ready to drive. Can a stick shift save them from being distracted? (Photo illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) Logan was equal parts excited and nervous ...

Texting and driving is one of the riskiest behaviors drivers can engage in behind the wheel. When you send or read a text, you may only take your eyes off of the road for a few seconds. But according ...