Safe Phone Zones Created for Florida Drivers

The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has launched a new campaign to prevent distracted driving accidents. In conjunction with GEICO, FDOT has created 64 “Safe Phone Zones,” where drivers can pull over and use their phones. If you haven’;t seen the new blue signs for safe zones yet, you will soon. They are mainly placed…

It may not be the strongest texting-while-driving law in the nation, but Governor Rick Scott has finally signed a bill that officially bans the practice in the state of Florida. After years of fits and starts, Florida has now become the 41st state that has a law on the books banning texting-while-driving. Critics of the…

It was in 2002 that the Florida Legislature first considered a bill that would have restricted texting while driving. Flash forward to 2013, and the state legislature is still considering whether to ban texting while driving. There have been dozens of bills introduced that have proposed to restrict texting while driving and cellphone usage on…

With traffic fatalities up four percent in Florida so far this year, Gov. Rick Scott has called for top state highway officials to take another look at texting and driving. For the past several years, the Florida state legislature has failed to pass any laws that ban — or even limit — the practice. Scott…

Wireless provider AT&T is urging all Americans to take the pledge to stop texting while driving — and then join others on Sept. 19 to make that a lifelong commitment. As part of its “It Can Wait” public awareness campaign, AT&T, its employees, and supporters are urging all drivers to go to www.itcanwait.com to take…

Florida cannot continue to allow drivers of all ages to use cell phones and text message while driving a vehicle. That is the message federal safety investigators issued December 13 in asking that all states ban cell phone use while behind the wheel with the exception of emergencies. The National Transportation Safety Board reports the…