A new study indicates that Ohio drivers were less distracted behind the wheel in 2025, as they tapped on their phones 7.2% ...

It’s always rather unnerving to see a driver looking at their smartphone, especially if they’re hurtling along a highway at the time. Indeed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) ...

It's not just a smartphone problem. Distracted driving has been making highways more dangerous since the advent of the automobile -- but smartphones have worsened the issue and, more recently, forced ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Glance to your left or right while you're on the road and you're likely to see someone looking at their cell phone. We discovered a new way to break that habit, and it could ...

Distracted driving is the leading factor of crashes in Nebraska, according to DHHS AAA's, Brian Ortner, says there are three main sources of driver distraction: visual, manual and cognitive. Visual ...

Their teens are ready to drive. Can a stick shift save them from being distracted? (Photo illustration: Gabriella Turrisi/Yahoo News; photos: Getty Images) Logan was equal parts excited and nervous ...

Are texting or cellphone calls really that dangerous? April 21, 2011 — -- There are probably few people who are surprised to hear cellphones and driving don't mix -- but do you believe it's true ...

This is an editorial from KETV's president and General Manager Allison Smith Iowa now has a "Hands-Free Driving" Law. It went into effect at the beginning of July. Drivers cannot have an electronic ...

HOUSTON — Five seconds. That's the average time it takes to read a text or an email, but behind the wheel, that's like driving an entire football field completely blindfolded. It's a dangerous risk ...

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A new study reveals that Ohio drivers are staying more focused behind the wheel compared to the national average. The ...

Logan was equal parts excited and nervous when he got behind the wheel for the first time. By the time the 15-year-old had spent hours in an abandoned parking lot practicing the basics in his ...