Drivers in some U.S. states face fines up to $500 for handheld phone use, with Pennsylvania set to begin $50 penalties on ...

Texting and driving is one of the riskiest behaviors drivers can engage in behind the wheel. When you send or read a text, ...

No laws prohibiting texting and driving existed in Texas when a Tarrant County family lost two children in a car accident.

April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. As a result, local and national agencies are teaming up with local law ...

NHTSA defines distracted driving as any activity diverting attention from safe driving, including texting, eating, or fatigue ...

When it looked at the most common activities going on in the cab before a crash, SmartDrive Systems found that operating a handheld device, like texting on a phone or operating a GPS, was the most ...

Ames Police Officer Nathan Rivera explained that drivers spend, on average, 4.6 seconds at a time looking at their phone ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Missouri teens are joining the state’s advocacy efforts to end distracted driving.