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Apr 9, 2013

* USA - "Lost in thought or daydreaming"

* DC - Distracted drivers cause 10% of fatal accidents

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Washington,DC,USA  -The Car Connection, by Richard Read -Apr 8, 2013: -- We often talk about the dangers of distracted driving -- and for good reason. Of the 32,367 traffic fatalities on U.S. roads in 2011, over 10% were linked to distracted drivers... But here's the thing: conversations about distracted driving typically center around mobile phones and motorists who chat, text, or tweet behind the wheel. Are those really the biggest distractions for motorists? According to a new study, the surprising answer is "not by a long shot"... The first reason was:  "Lost in thought or daydreaming" ...


* California - Texting and map-checking are equally distracting and illegal in 


Sacramento,CAL,USA -The Car Connection, by Richard Read -Apr 9, 2013: -- When you're behind the wheel, do you rely on your smartphone to get from Point A to Point B? If so, we have some potentially bad news... In January of 2012, a California driver was ticketed for using his cell phone while driving. (California, like several other states, prohibits drivers from using their phones except in hands-free mode)...  Not content merely to pay the fine and be done with it, the driver went to court, arguing that he wasn't texting or talking on the phone at the time of the incident, but instead using a navigation app. The judge found him guilty anyway... The man appealed, but late last month, he was handed another loss, the Appeals Court decided that using apps like Google Maps (or, for the daring, Apple Maps) was no different than texting or dialing a phone number under California law...

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