(WKBN)- April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is rolling out a new campaign to remind drivers of the dangers. In Ohio, it is illegal to use or ...

Despite years of public awareness campaigns, evolving traffic laws, and increasingly advanced vehicle safety features, distracted driving remains a persistent and growing problem in 2025. Tools like ...

The latest distracted driving statistics from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) show that in 2023 alone, distraction-related crashes led to 3,275 deaths. They also resulted in 324,819 ...

Who’s actually paying attention on the road — red states or blue? Glowing phones in the driver’s seat are a common sight these days, though that shouldn’t be the case. Replies to texts and viral ...

Safety experts say sending texts behind the wheel of a full self-driving Tesla would completely undermine the automated features the vehicle has in place.

Distracted driving played a role in roughly 13% of the 2.44 million injuries from police-reported crashes in 2023 and 8% of fatal crashes, according to NHTSA data. Cell phone use alone accounted for ...