Distraction Free Life Podcast Iesh Gujral

A deep dive into the latest topics associated with Distracted Driving with special guest Jessica Kearney (Assoc. VP at Travelers Institute)

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Listen to this podcast episode by our hosts, Navnita and Srijani, to be informed on the distracted driving laws of 10 states in the US. These states include Georgia, California, Minnesota, Kansas, Kentucky, New Mexico, Florida, Texas, Louisiana, and Montana. To learn more, please visit https://shreyadixit.org/blog/, your specific state's department of driving website, and the sources linked below! Thank you very much for tuning in!

Sources:
https://www.georgiacriminallawyer.com/distracting-driving-texting
https://www.ghsa.org/state-laws/issues/Distracted%20Driving?state=Georgia
https://www.hamptonlaw.com/blog/kansas-laws-on-distracted-driving-and-texting/
https://www.flhsmv.gov/safety-center/driving-safety/distracted-driving/
https://www.torgensonlaw.com/cell-phone-driving-laws-by-state/
https://www.trustedchoice.com/distracted-driving/kentucky-laws/
https://www.trustedchoice.com/distracted-driving/texas-laws/
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/169.475
https://www.drivinglaws.org/minn.php
https://www.trustedchoice.com/distracted-driving/minnesota-law/
https://www.ots.ca.gov/media-and-research/campaigns/distracted-driving-april/#:~:text=Using%20your%20cell%20phone%20while,but%20never%20while%20holding%20it.
https://www.akdlawyers.com/texting-and-driving-laws-in-louisiana/#:~:text=It%20is%20illegal%20to%20text,ticket%20for%20texting%20and%20driving.
https://www.safernm.org/distracted-driving/#:~:text=For%20this%20reason%2C%20starting%20in,a%20traffic%20light%20or%20sign.
https://www.ghsa.org/node/1586#:~:text=No%20bans%20on%20hand%2Dheld,text%20messaging%20for%20any%20drivers.

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Sources:

https://www.nhtsa.gov/sites/nhtsa.gov/files/documents/traffic_safety_during_covid19_01062021_0.pdf?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9B07-6JStIBAc7PMq_kC4oPplAAGW1djhevr5_mz_IotXeJj0N5DiRD1iZAuiHmVX__Kz5

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.forbes.com/sites/tanyamohn/2020/04/22/speeding-and-other-reckless-driving-spike-during-pandemic/amp/

https://www.drugabuse.gov/drug-topics/trends-statistics/overdose-death-rates

NHTSA: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving

NCSL: https://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/cellular-phone-use-and-texting-while-driving-laws.aspx

https://www.governor.ny.gov/news/governor-cuomo-announces-crackdown-distracted-driving-0

https://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/state-and-federal-efforts-to-reduce-distracted-driving.aspx

Learn more at shreyadixit.org

Sources:

https://exchange.aaa.com/safety/distracted-driving/tips-for-preventing-distracted-driving/

https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving

https://www.geico.com/information/safety/auto/teendriving/distracted-driving/

https://www.cdc.gov/transportationsafety/distracted_driving/index.html

https://ldi.upenn.edu/healthpolicysense/parents-report-their-distracted-driving-behaviors

https://www.enddd.org/end-distracted-driving/university-of-michigan-study-90-of-parents-drive-distracted-with-children-in-the-car/

https://www.enddd.org/end-distracted-driving/distracted-driving-teens-whose-parents-drive-distracted-are-more-than-twice-as-likely-to-also-drive-distracted-1/

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/08/distracted-driving-parents-phones/13740087/

A discussion of the connection between autonomous vehicles and distracted driving with Dakota Medina and Nikhil Kori of the Shreya R. Dixit Memorial Foundation.