by SRTC Staff | Nov 30, 2015 | Uncategorized |
Yikes- traffic deaths were up 8.1% in the first half of 2015 and officials say smartphones could be to blame. According to Reuters, statistics released this weekend showed deaths rising to 16,225 between January and June. While the head of the National Highway Traffic...
by SRTC Staff | Mar 14, 2013 | Uncategorized |
The bottom is your brain on the phone. Using a bluetooth or other hands-free device may make the physical act of turning left at an intersection easier to pull off when you’re on the phone, but it doesn’t make it any safer. That’s because...
by SRTC Staff | Jan 31, 2013 | Uncategorized |
Like Siri in your Iphone? Well you may have her in your car soon. Honda says it will install Apple’s Siri voice-activated telematics assistant into several of its 2013 models, so you can keep your hands on the wheel while Siri does the calling,...
by SRTC Staff | Jan 25, 2013 | Uncategorized |
While they’re otherwise protective of their children, a new survey finds that new mothers talk on the phone and text or check e-mail at an alarming rate while driving with their babies in the car. The data shows 78 percent(!) of mothers with children under...
by SRTC Staff | Mar 6, 2012 | Uncategorized |
Since California passed a law forbidding the use of handheld phones while driving in 2008, the number of traffic deaths there has declined- by 22%! A study by the state Office of Traffic Safety, shows that the number of deaths related to talking on phones has dropped...
