April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month  Far too often we read in the newspaper that a car crossed the center line and ran into a vehicle traveling in the opposite direction. Most times this is caused by driver distraction, often when the driver is texting. Tragically, this recently happened here in Texas and resulted in 12 innocent people losing their lives. At 55 miles per hour, during the four to five seconds that it takes to send or read a text message, your car is traveling the… Read More →

We all do it.  The phone dings while we are driving, and our first instinct is to read the text message.  While distractions affect drivers of all ages, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has found that hand-held cell phone use is highest among 16- to 24-year-olds. This age group has the largest proportion of drivers who were distracted. The Texas A&M Transportation Institute reports that 46% of urban teens and 52% of rural teens in Texas talk on a cell phone while driving, and nearly the same… Read More →