Governors Highway Safety Association

• Fatal Motorcycle Crashes Showed No Improvement Last Year

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 22, 2012

  Preliminary data shows no improvement in motorcycle fatalities in 2011 despite a strengthening economy and rising gas prices, says the Governors Highway Safety Association.

• Study: No Evidence Cell Phone, Texting Bans Reduce Crashes

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 26, 2011

  An overview of available distracted-driving research concludes that there is no evidence indicating whether cell phone or texting bans have reduced automobile crashes.

• Studies Point To Effectiveness, Inconsistencies In Texting Bans

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 14, 2011

  Two reports on distracted driving show some successes with laws passed banning cell-phone use and texting while driving, but also demonstrate that more research needs to be done to truly gauge the laws’ effectiveness.

• NHTSA Says Cell Phone Use Was Curbed Due to Programs in N.Y., Conn.

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 11, 2011

  Days after one group said it urged states to enforce laws against cell phone use while driving, NHTSA says programs in two cities resulted in a reduction in distracted driving.

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  Study: No Evidence Cell Phone, Texting Bans Reduce Crashes

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  July 8, 2011

  An overview of available distracted-driving research concludes there is no evidence to indicate whether cell phone or texting bans have reduced automobile crashes.

• IIHS Report Calls Effectiveness Of Texting Bans Into Question

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  September 28, 2010

  The insurance industry and safety agencies remain divided over whether laws to ban distracted driving are indeed reducing highway accidents and deaths.

• Massachusetts Passes Texting While Driving Ban

  By Staff Writer  |  July 7, 2010

  Massachusetts joined the growing number of states to pass a texting while driving ban after Governor Deval Patrick signed a bill into law late last week.

• Michigan Enacts Ban On Texting While Driving

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 3, 2010

  Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will sign into law legislation that bans texting while driving in the state, today on the Oprah Winfrey show, a spokesperson for the governor confirmed.

• Michigan Enacts Ban On Texting While Driving

  By Phil Gusman, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 30, 2010

  Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm will sign into law legislation that bans texting while driving in the state, today on the Oprah Winfrey show, a spokesperson for the governor confirmed.