Despite years of public awareness campaigns, evolving traffic laws, and increasingly advanced vehicle safety features, distracted driving remains a persistent and growing problem in 2025. Tools like ...

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 ...

Are blue state or red state residents America’s most distracted drivers? Who’s actually paying attention on the road — red states or blue? Glowing phones in the driver’s seat are a common sight these ...

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk said texting while driving with the EV maker’s newest Full Self-Driving software enabled is okay to do. Elon Musk has given the thumbs-up to some Tesla drivers texting behind the ...

Distracted driving played a role in roughly 13% of the 2.44 million injuries from police-reported crashes in 2023 and 8% of fatal crashes, according to NHTSA data. Cell phone use alone accounted for ...

Who’s actually paying attention on the road — red states or blue? Glowing phones in the driver’s seat are a common sight these days, though that shouldn’t be the case. Replies to texts and viral ...