What is considered distracted driving regarding cell phone use? We break down the law.

Way too many people died last year because someone couldn’t wait to make a call or send a text. Stand near any busy road, and you’ll see driver after driver using their phone or looking down at their ...

U.S. states have been adopting hands-free driving laws at an increasing rate, but there are still 19 states that don’t have one. Hands-free driving legislation outlaws using any handheld electronic ...

A divided Maryland Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that police cannot pull over drivers who are merely touching their cell phones ...

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in an X post Thursday that owners can text and drive with the latest version of his company’s Full Self-Driving (Supervised) driver-assistance software, despite the fact that ...

Most states outlaw texting while driving, yet many drivers still do it. A survey by driveresearch.com found that 45% of drivers admitted to texting behind the wheel, and the actual number is likely ...

Maryland’s Supreme Court ruled police can’t stop drivers for texting based solely on touching a phone, citing Fourth ...

PHOENIX—After some false starts—and a recent near-death experience—a ban on texting behind the wheel faces one final hurdle in the Arizona Legislature. If the legislation passes and Gov. Jan Brewer ...

From checking a map app while driving to pushing the speed limit in a school zone, California’s Vehicle Code lays out the rules of the road drivers must follow to keep everyone safe. In June, the ...

Family of fallen Oklahoma Trooper urges drivers to put down phones as OHP increases distracted driving enforcement. Learn about new laws and the impact of texting while driving.

A Florida senator wants to expand the state’s ban on texting while driving to include all handheld devices. Sen. Erin Grall, R-Vero Beach, wants the ban to cover a driver using a hand or “any other ...