As mobile phone use continues to be a leading cause of vehicle accidents, a range of technologies has emerged designed to combat distracted driving. From mobile apps to hardware-integrated systems, ...

Some suburban students will be welcomed back to school with new procedures to help quiet cellphone distractions in the classroom. As experts continue to warn about harmful effects of cellphones and ...

AS HIGH SCHOOLS across Contra Costa County and the state of California have been finding ways to enforce Gov. Gavin Newsom's no-smartphone policy, teachers and students are ambivalent about the new ...

Across the United States, more schools are implementing policies restricting cellphones as concerns about digital distraction, mental health and academic performance rise. The scale of the issue is ...

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July 1, 2018, brought a needed change to traffic laws in our state. The Hands-Free Georgia Act, in a nutshell, prohibited holding a phone while driving (including at stop lights). The distracted ...

Parents are competing with devices and distractions for more than half of their conversations with their child, according to new research. A survey of parents of children under the age of 18 revealed ...

A few years ago, one of our kids shredded the tires on the right side of the car. It was not a matter of cell phone distraction. It just happened (the dashboard camera verified this claim). As part of ...