Tag: texting while driving
Cellphone bans for drivers seem to work
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, November 26, 2012. Looking back over the past seven years, it appears that banning cellphone use while driving may actually improve safety. A University of Illinois study just released is the first long-term examination of accident statistics where at…
Webbing while driving is on the rise
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Monday, December 3, 2012. You may not have heard of "webbing" but you will soon. Webbing has nothing to do with Spiderman; it's driving while trying to surf the Internet, update your social media postings, and generally watch a screen…
Florida lawmakers currently considering a bill to make texting while driving illegal
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Friday, March 15, 2013. Florida lawmakers are currently considering a bill that would make texting while driving illegal. The law, if it passes, would allow local police to ticket driver for texting but only if they were pulled over for…
State lawmakers consider ban on texting while driving
On behalf of Terence Gross of Gross & Schuster, P.A. posted in Car Accidents on Wednesday, April 24, 2013. Texting while driving is one of the fastest growing forms of distracted driving. According to Florida state records, 2,218 vehicle accidents were the result of electronic distractions, and 145 were specifically linked to texting and driving.…
