I've had friends and even state legislators call me while they are driving. That's part of why it's so hard to get the South Dakota Legislature to pass a texting/phoning-while driving ban: the majority of legislators are trying to catch…
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The undercard to David Owen's Chamber of Commerce propaganda Tuesday was Senator Mike Vehle's (R-20/Mitchell) declaration that he'll support a statewide ban on texting and driving: [Owen] said he didn’t foresee texting and driving coming back to the Legislature, but…
I could almost respect Rep. David Lust. Almost: For the second consecutive year, a bill to make texting while driving illegal in South Dakota was shot down in the State Legislature. South Dakota now remains one of only eight states…
The National Transportation Safety Board is calling for every state "to ban the non-emergency use of portable electronic devices for all drivers." National Highway Transportation Safety Administration data say that distraction-affected crashes kill 3,092 people each year, about a hundred…
As a public service, the U.S. Navy demonstrates how distracted driving can put your vehicle in the lake. The vehicles: two MH-60R Seahawks. The lake: Tahoe. The damage: $506,000. The distraction: taking photos for Facebook. Helicopter, semi, Prius: when you're…