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Alamogordo rejects cell phone, texting ordinance

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:54:47 -0400

ALAMOGORDO, New Mexico - Alamogordo officials have decided not to prohibit drivers from texting or using cell phones while behind the wheel.

Police: Texting not only distraction behind wheel

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:52:25 -0400

SOUTH BEND, Indiana - Indiana police officers and driving instructors frustrated by the difficulties in enforcing the state's ban on texting while driving say any cellphone use is a distraction behind the wheel.

Big 4 cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:04:19 -0400

NEW YORK - The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.

Utah bans teen drivers from using cellphones

Mon, 13 May 2013 19:05:23 -0400

SALT LAKE CITY - Before she pulls out of the driveway, Stefhany Robles switches her phone on silent or turns it off.

Simulator shows dangers of texting while driving

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:57:48 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Evansville high school students have seen firsthand how texting while driving can affect their skills through a program that uses a simulator to show the dangers of the practice.

Fla. lawmakers pass texting-while-driving ban

Thu, 02 May 2013 17:50:26 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida lawmakers on Thursday passed a statewide ban on texting while driving.

Texting while driving ban could be dead

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:58:48 -0400

TALLAHASSEE, Florida - A statewide ban on texting while driving could be dead after the Florida House amended the bill Tuesday with only three days left in the legislative session.

Okla. House kills texting and driving ban again

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:56:39 -0400

OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma House for the third time this session has derailed a proposal to ban texting while driving.

Bill bans teen drivers from hands-free texting

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:00:28 -0400

SACRAMENTO, California - Drivers under age 18 would be banned from texting while driving even if they use hands-free devices under a cleanup bill approved by the state Senate.