- Nigel Whitehead | April 28, 2008 11:49 AM | San Luis Obispo, CA
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Automobile Accidents
Driving while "distracted" is a major source of automobile accidents. The National Highway Traffic Administration has released several articles dealing with the effect of driving while distracted....
- Todd Slaughter | July 13, 2009 2:30 PM | Redding, CA
Category:
Automobile Accidents
We all know it is a bad idea to fool around with our cell phones while we are driving. One group of researchers at the University of Utah found that drivers on cell phones are more likely to cause...
- Todd Slaughter | April 08, 2010 2:03 PM | Redding, CA
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Democrat Senator Joe Simitian of Palo Alto, the author of the original bill that banned the use all but hands-free cell phones for California drivers, has now introduced a law which seeks expand the...
- Todd Slaughter | May 01, 2009 4:00 PM | Redding, CA
Category:
Automobile Accidents
CHICO, Calif. - Yesterday the Chico Police Department issued 44 citations in a single day crackdown on cell phones by motorists. It has been unlawful to use a handheld cell phone while operating a...
- James Cool | January 04, 2009 8:50 PM | Ventura, CA
Category:
Workplace Injuries
A new law prohibiting texting is in effect in California as of the new year. Texting on cell phones or PDA devices while driving will now result in steep fines and penalties. However, the new law...
- David Rosenthal | September 30, 2010 1:02 PM | Sacramento, CA
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Automobile Accidents
Here’s one of the nuttiest things I’ve seen someone doing behind the wheel. A woman was cruising down the freeway in her land yacht, a Crown Vic – and brushing her teeth! This...
- Amber Wheat | February 20, 2009 12:15 PM | Chico, CA
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Automobile Accidents
Last year, California instituted a new law that required the use of a hands-free device if you are driving a car. Common sense should tell people that talking on the phone while driving is very...
- Todd Slaughter | December 29, 2008 2:32 PM | Redding, CA
Category:
Automobile Accidents
Starting January 1, 2009, California will join nine other states which ban receiving, writing or sending text messages while operating a motor vehicle. This closes a loophole observed in the...
- Todd Slaughter | November 05, 2008 1:02 PM | Redding, CA
Category:
Automobile Accidents
CRESCENT CITY, Calif, - Though text messaging while driving has been banned in California since earlier this summer, another life was lost by the reckless use of this electronic distraction this...