Posts tagged texting

• Round 1 in Text Senders Goes to Texter But Just The Beginning - Intextication Offenses

  Jeff Weinstein | May 26, 2012 9:26 AM | 14 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I don't believe it is much of a surprise that a New Jersey Judge has ruled that someone sending a text to another who is driving and then involved in a collision may be held responsible...

• West Virginia Passes Distracted Driving Law - 36th State to Ban Texting While Driving

  Jeff Weinstein | May 26, 2012 3:15 PM | 3 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Congratulations to West Virginia for becoming the 36th state to make texting while driving an offense. The new bank also makes it an offense to drive while holding a cell phone. When West...

• Distracted Driving Presentation - Rotary Club of Southlake, Texas

  Jeff Weinstein | March 31, 2012 1:09 AM | 3 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I have been to many Rotary Clubs throughout East Texas and the Dallas - Fort Worth area speaking on the dangers of distracted driving and it was a great honor to have the opportunity to speak...

• Illinois Getting Close to Enacting State Wide Cell Phone and Driving Ban

  Jeff Weinstein | March 11, 2012 12:03 PM | 3 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In Springfield Illinois the vote was close among house members on whether to support a ban on cell phone use and driving. While we use the term Distracted Driving, most of us think of the...

• One Poor Decision by Driver Distraction in a Car Accident - Devastating Consequences

  Jeff Weinstein | April 28, 2012 9:09 AM | 2 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  After speaking with close to 15000 teenage drivers over the last two years, I'm truly concerned with their ability to understand the consequences of a car accident. At least 20% of the teens...

• Young Drivers Report the Highest Level of Driver Distraction with Cell Phone Use

  Jeff Weinstein | April 20, 2012 1:15 PM | 2 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  You can say a lot about the failure of government but you sure can't say that when it comes to our Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood. Secretary LaHood gets it. At a recent press...

• April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month in Texas Too

  Jeff Weinstein | April 02, 2012 11:34 PM | 2 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  While many drivers will go through the entire month without hearing about Distracted Driving Awareness month, there will be many more that hopefully hear the message and think about the dangers...

• Kudos to Mr. Orner "Life Before Text" App Creator

  Jeff Weinstein | March 18, 2012 5:29 PM | 2 CommentsAthens, TX Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Nothing like putting your money where your mouth is. Kudos to Troy Orner for creating the Life Before Text App. The father of 8 year old triplets spent $20,000 of his own money and two years...

• KidsandCars.org

  Jeff Weinstein | May 06, 2012 10:34 AM | 1 CommentAthens, TX Category: Wrongful Death
  

  I was fortunate to attend an Injury Board conference this past week and hear Janette Fennell, President and Founder of KidsandCars.org speak. It goes without saying that she is a tremendous...

• National Highway Safety Administration Says 416,000 Injuries From Distracted Driving in 2010

  Jeff Weinstein | May 04, 2012 2:00 PM | 1 CommentAthens, TX Category: Wrongful Death
  

  I see our mission to educate teenagers on the dangers of distracted driving moving forward everyday. I think we all know that using a cell phone and driving is dangerous. I'm pretty sure we...