Texting while Driving

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1.  California Home Study Driver Education - Provides a home study class which meets the California DMV requirements to obtain your learners permit and get a drivers license.

2.  I Promise Program - Safe teen driving program, developed with the input of teens, parents and community members.

3.  National Driver Training Institute - Provides driver education programs for parents with teenagers who want to learn how to drive safely.

4.  Teen Driving Articles For Parents - Safety tips and ideas before buying your teen driver a car.

5.  Teen Driving Contract. - Teen driving contract authored by a child psychologist.

6.  Teenagers Road Accident Group - A program aimed at highlighting the awareness of young people to the dangers of modern driving.

7.  Cell phone and driving laws in the United States (including texting)

8.  Texting & Driving Infographic

9.  Safe Texting Campaign

10.  "New Texting PSAs Spell Out Grim Reality". Missouri Department of Transportation. http://www.modot.mo.gov/ExpressLane/YouTex.YoureNext..htm. Retrieved 2/14/2012.

11.  "State Laws". Distraction.gov. http://www.distraction.gov/content/get-the-facts/state-laws.html. Retrieved 2/14/2012.

12.  The Pendulum - Texting behind the wheel now illegal in the state

13.  "North Dakota Cell Phone and Texting Laws" at drivinglaws.org

14.  Relating to use of mobile communication device while driving; amending ORS 811.507

15.  Texting While Driving | Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles

16.  High-Tech Devices Help Drivers Put Down Phone, New York Times, November 21, 2009

17.  Harold Davis “’Black Box’ idea travels to cars”, The News-Times, 5/22/09

18.  US patent application 20090063201 “SoberTeen driving insurance”

19.  Cell phone and driving laws in the United States (including texting)

20.  Texting & Driving Infographic

21.  Safe Texting Campaign

22.  Texting & Driving Facts and Prevention through new Technology

23.  "Teens and Distracted Driving". Pew Research Center. http://www.distraction.gov/research/PDF-Files/PIP_Teens_and_Distracted_Driving.pdf. Retrieved 2012-01-25.

24.  "Small Scale Study of Texting while Driving". Allstar Direct Insurance and Financial Services. http://sr22-fr44-insurance-florida.com/texting_and_driving.html. Retrieved 2012-11-19.

25.  "Driver Distraction in Commercial Vehicle Operations". U.S. Department of Transportation. http://www.distraction.gov/research/PDF-Files/Driver-Distraction-Commercial-Vehicle-Operations.pdf. Retrieved 2012-02-14.

26.  Texting And Driving Worse Than Drinking and Driving, CNBC, June 25, 2009.

27.  Larry Copeland (2010). "Teens missing message on road texting risk". USA TODAY. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2010-09-20-texting20_ST_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-21. "Many teens view texting while driving as less risky than drunken driving despite a sustained campaign against texting behind the wheel and research indicating it's as dangerous as drinking and driving, a new survey for State Farm insurance company finds. ... talk show host Oprah Winfrey regularly urges her millions of viewers not to do it,"

28.  Hosking, Simon; Kristie Young, Michael Regan. "The Effects of Text Messaging on Young Novice Driver Performance" (PDF). http://www.monash.edu.au/muarc/reports/muarc246.pdf.

29.  89% of Americans Want Texting While Driving Outlawed

30.  Hanowski, Richard (June 3, 2009). "Driver Distraction in Commercial Vehicle Operations". http://www.fmcsa.dot.gov/facts-research/media/webinar-09-06-03-transcript.pdf. Retrieved 2009-07-28. [1]

31.  Valencia, Milton (8 May 2009). "MBTA: Conductor in Boston trolley crash was texting his girlfriend". The Boston Globe. http://www.boston.com/news/local/breaking_news/2009/05/ems_49_taken_to.html.

32.  http://publicmind.fdu.edu/texting/final.pdf

EBSCO and JSTOR Articles

  1. Redelmeier, Donald A., and Robert J. Tibshirani. "Car Phones And Car Crashes: Some Popular Misconceptions." CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal 164.11 (2001): 1581. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=4523193&site=ehost-live
  2. Westall, Jessica. "Car Phones Can Cause Accidents." BMJ: British Medical Journal (International Edition) 314.7080 (1997): 539. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9703174827&site=ehost-live
  3. Beckman, Mary. "Shut Up! I'm Driving." Science Now 2007.473 (2007): 2. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=25261037&site=ehost-live
  4. Godbey, Susan Flagg, and Rick Chillot. "Ring-A-Ding-Dent." Prevention 49.6 (1997): 30. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9705081865&site=ehost-live
  5. Fuller, Brian. "Cost/Benefit." Electronic Engineering Times (01921541) 1248 (2002): 66. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=8651852&site=ehost-live
  6. Karen, DeMasters. "BRIEFING: ON THE ROAD; CELL PHONES AND ACCIDENTS." New York Times 03 June 2001: 6. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=28951120&site=ehost-live
  7. Andrews, Michelle. "The New Rules Of The Road." U.S. News & World Report 147.4 (2010): 6-9. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=48716838&site=ehost-live
  8. Suderman, Peter. "Safe Text?." Reason 42.8 (2011): 14-15. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=56103158&site=ehost-live
  9. Wilson, Fernando A., and Jim P. Stimpson. "Trends In Fatalities From Distracted Driving In The United States, 1999 To 2008." American Journal Of Public Health 100.11 (2010): 2213-2219. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=55089421&site=ehost-live
  10. Nemme, Heidi E., and Katherine M. White. "Texting While Driving: Psychosocial Influences On Young People's Texting Intentions And Behaviour." Accident Analysis & Prevention 42.4 (2010): 1257-1265. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=50359878&site=ehost-live
  11. "Distracted Driving Problem Extends Beyond Texting." Professional Safety 57.2 (2012): 24. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=71096073&site=ehost-live
  12. Gardner, Lisa A. "Wat 2 Do Abt Txt'n & Drv'n (Aka: What To Do About The Problem Of Texting While Driving?). (Cover Story)." CPCU Ejournal 63.11 (2010): 1-13. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=55303456&site=ehost-live
  13. Reinisch, Courtney Elizabeth. "IMAGING. A "Texting" Facial Trauma From The Backseat." Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal 32.3 (2010): 199-204. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=53271670&site=ehost-live
  14. Atchley, Paul, Stephanie Atwood, and Aaron Boulton. "The Choice To Text And Drive In Younger Drivers: Behavior May Shape Attitude." Accident Analysis & Prevention 43.1 (2011): 134-142. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=55389610&site=ehost-live
  15. Teslik, Lee Hudson. "DANGER ON THE ROAD Texting While Driving." Newsweek 148.18 (2006): 10. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=22832597&site=ehost-live
  16. Owens, Justin M., Shane B. McLaughlin, and Jeremy Sudweeks. "Driver Performance While Text Messaging Using Handheld And In-Vehicle Systems." Accident Analysis & Prevention 43.3 (2011): 939-947. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Mar. 2012. http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=59172644&site=ehost-live

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