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23
Oct

Think texting when stopped in traffic is safe? Think again-it takes up to 27 seconds after texting for our brains to fully engage in the driving task

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.” [….]

24
Jan

The next generation of Audi and Tesla automobiles are about to become more like smartphones on wheels thanks to AT&T

AT&T has long been at the forefront of efforts to reduce distracted driving with its no texting initiatives. Undoubtedly, through it’s leadership, many crashes have been prevented and many lives saved.  So it was with great surprise that I read a January 7, 2014 article in  CNNMoney on a partnership just announced  between AT&T and