STOPandGO.org » Mobile Phones http://www.stopandgo.org/news Weird signs, funny signs, safe driving tips Sun, 01 Jun 2008 18:48:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 New Jersey Drivers: ban cell phones even if it won’t make roads safer http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/03/10/new-jersey-drivers-ban-cell-phones-even-if-it-wont-make-roads-safer/ http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/03/10/new-jersey-drivers-ban-cell-phones-even-if-it-wont-make-roads-safer/#comments Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:49:47 +0000 STOPandGO http://www.stopandgo.org/news/?p=128 Drivers New Jersey are used to being the butt of innumerable jokes on topics ranging from their often colorful hand gestures to their overcrowded, nightmarishly confusing Turnpike. New Jersey drivers recently lowered the bar once again by demonstrating an incredibly schizophrenic view of vehicle & traffic law enforcement.  According to the Press of Atlantic City, a AAA-sponsored poll revealed “[New Jersey drivers] support a new state law making it a primary offense to use cell phones while driving, even though they don’t believe it will make it safer to drive on New Jersey roads.” There are also some views on traffic cameras and snow/ice removal that were captured in the AAA study.

]]> http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/03/10/new-jersey-drivers-ban-cell-phones-even-if-it-wont-make-roads-safer/feed/ 0 Cell phones, traffic linked http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/01/03/cell-phones-traffic-linked/ http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/01/03/cell-phones-traffic-linked/#comments Thu, 03 Jan 2008 14:52:13 +0000 STOPandGO http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/01/03/cell-phones-traffic-linked/ According to a new study by the University of Utah, drivers on cell phones are clogging up traffic.  Motorists on cell phones drive slower, pass less often, and take longer to complete their trips, according to the study released Wednesday by psychology professor Dave Strayer.

Cell phones, traffic linked

]]> http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2008/01/03/cell-phones-traffic-linked/feed/ 0 AAA: 51% of Colorado Teens Text While Driving http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2007/11/14/aaa-51-of-colorado-teens-text-while-driving/ http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2007/11/14/aaa-51-of-colorado-teens-text-while-driving/#comments Wed, 14 Nov 2007 19:05:26 +0000 STOPandGO http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2007/11/14/aaa-51-of-colorado-teens-text-while-driving/ A little more than half of Colorado teenagers admitted to sending or receiving text messages while driving when surveyed online by AAA Colorado over 30 days earlier this fall, the automobile club said Tuesday.

AAA: 51% of Colorado Teens Text While Driving

]]> http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2007/11/14/aaa-51-of-colorado-teens-text-while-driving/feed/ 0 N.H. lawmaker wants to ban texting while driving http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2007/10/28/nh-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-texting-while-driving/ http://www.stopandgo.org/news/mobile-phones/2007/10/28/nh-lawmaker-wants-to-ban-texting-while-driving/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2007 17:00:34 +0000 STOPandGO http://www.stopandgo.org/news/?p=10 A New Hampshire lawmaker wants the Legislature to send drivers a clear message: stop sending text messages while driving!

N.H. lawmaker wants to ban texting while driving

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