Results of a recent study reveal that our smart phones are so mentally engaging that even after we put them down our brains are still focused on them. It takes valuable time, almost 27 seconds, for our brians to re-focus on driving after we begin to move [….]
So you only text when stopped at traffic lights, thinking if you are stopped, it has to be safe. You text and then before the light turns green you stop texting. As long as you are looking at the road and not at your phone when you begin to move it has to be safe, right ? According to researchers at the University of Utah the answer is an unequivocal “no.” [….]
Distracted driving crashes are receiving more and more attention. Much of the focus has been on texting, and more recently on using all the other apps and features of our phones, including Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, and Instagram. But what has not received much attention is the dangerous distractions being built into our cars [….]
Think you are safe if you are not holding your phone while driving but are having a hands-free conversation? Safety experts call it the hands-free myth. A recent National Safety Council (NSC) poll shows that 80% of U.S. drivers believe hands-free cell phones are safer than using handheld. However, over 30 scientific studies have shown
The 2015 AAJ Law School Trial Advocacy Competition (STAC) was written by EndDD.org’s Joel Feldman and Larry Coben of Anapol Schwartz. STAC is the largest mock trial advocacy competition in the country with more than 150 law schools competing. This year’s case is a products liability action against a car manufacturer whose new vehicles contained
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