Texting While Driving Common Among Teens
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Teens frequently engage in high-risk behavior, notably sending text messages while driving, according to data from a new study.The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conduct a Youth Risk Behavior Survey every two …
Texting Pedestrians Risk Injuries
Goodshoot RF/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Pedestrians who text are four times less likely to look before crossing the street, cross at designated areas or obey traffic lights, according to a new study that highlights the hazards of mobile technology.In moni…
Texting 911 to Be Activated
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Federal Communications Commission announced it reached a “voluntary agreement” with the country’s largest wireless carriers for implementing a text option for 911, instead of calling to report an emergency. Last …
Texting Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Monday marks the 20th anniversary of the world’s first text message.
Exactly 20 years ago, on Dec. 3, 1992, 22-year-old British engineer Neil Papworth sent the first-ever SMS — Short Messaging Service — from…
Texting Study Shows Women Wear Their Emoticons on Their Sleeves
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(HOUSTON, Texas) — The folks over at Rice University, having apparently figured out everything else there is to know about everything, have turned their attention to those sometime grating graphic symbols called emoticons that …
Texting Study Shows Women Wear Their Emoticons on Their Sleeves
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(HOUSTON, Texas) — The folks over at Rice University, having apparently figured out everything else there is to know about everything, have turned their attention to those sometime grating graphic symbols called emoticons that …
Mom and Dad Are Sexting: 18 Percent of Adults Send Lewd Messages
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — And you thought it was just the younger generation and Anthony Weiner sending explicit text messages — or sexts. According to a survey conducted by Lookout, a mobile safety company, 18 percent of American smartpho…
One in Three Teens Text While Driving, CDC Finds
Hemera/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — While teen drivers have reduced some risky behaviors behind the wheel, such as not wearing a seatbelt and driving while intoxicated, many still engage in other dangerous practices, according to a new survey by the Cente…
Judge Clears Texting Woman From Boyfriend’s Texting-and-Driving Lawsuit
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(MORRIS COUNTY, N.J.) — A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a woman who sent a text message to her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for the motor vehicle accident he subsequently caused.Th…
Judge Clears Woman from Boyfriend’s Texting-and-Driving Lawsuit
Brand X Pictures/Thinkstock(MORRIS COUNTY, N.J.) — A New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled Friday that a woman who sent a text message to her boyfriend while he was driving cannot be held liable for the motor vehicle accident he subsequently caused.Th…
New Technology Makes Dating Tougher for Men, Survey Finds
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Dating used to be so simple for men. All they had to do was figure out something to say and get the courage to call their intended date on the phone.But that’s not the case anymore. TSB magazine says what ties…
Texting While Jaywalking? New Jersey Town Issues Tickets
Ingram Publishing/Thinkstock(FORT LEE, N.J.) — If you’re caught texting while crossing the street in Fort Lee, N.J., you’d better be ready to cough up $85 for a ticket.Police Chief Thomas Ripoli said that jaywalking had become a dangerous …
Many Young Drivers Text, Talk Behind Wheel Despite Knowing Risks
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(YONKERS, N.Y.) — Most young drivers are aware that talking or texting behind the wheel is dangerous, but that hasn’t stopped many from doing it.A new survey out Tuesday by Consumer Reports found that while 80 percent of 16- to…
Majority of Teens Use Texting to Ask Out Their Prom Date
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Today’s teens send an average of 60 text messages a day, according to a recent Pew Research study, and that preferred method of communication is evident in the results of a new survey on proms.A survey of 1,2…
Texting Pilot Nearly Caused Jet to Crash
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(SYDNEY) — An airplane captain distracted by incoming text messages on his cell phone was the reason a flight from Australia to Singapore had to abort a touch-down just 500 feet from the tarmac, an investigation has found. …
Texting Pilot Nearly Caused Jet to Crash
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(SYDNEY) — An airplane captain distracted by incoming text messages on his cell phone was the reason a flight from Australia to Singapore had to abort a touch-down just 500 feet from the tarmac, an investigation has found. …
Textspresso Machine Takes Text Message Coffee Orders
Gerald Zanetti/FoodPix(SEATTLE) — If you think waiting for your coffee to brew is a total waste of time, employees at the Seattle-based company Zipwhip would agree. After 20 days and several thousand dollars, they created an espresso machine tha…
Electronic Devices a Leading Distraction for Teen Drivers
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — When it comes to teenagers behind the wheel, the use of electronic devices — to text or to talk on a hands-free phone — is the No. 1 distracted-driving behavior, according to the findings of a new study…
More Teens Prefer Texting to Calling, Study Shows
Hemera/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The days of teens tying up the phone for hours are long gone. A new study by the Pew Research Center finds that they’re texting more, and talking on the phone less.“The average teen now texts 60 texts a day, as oppo…
Girlfriend’s Final Texts a Warning on Distracted Driving
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(QUEBEC, Canada) — A young Canadian man is hoping the heart-wrenching final text message conversation he had with his girlfriend before she died can serve as a reminder of the dangers of distracted driving.Mathieu Fortin has post…