Unexpected Distractions Every Driver Should Know
Driving distractions are everywhere. Aside from cellphones, anything that takes your mental focus away from driving, your eyes off the road, or your hands off the steering wheel is a driving distraction. Distractions are so prevalent that we often don’t realize we’re distracted at all until a crash is imminent. To help...
Why Texting and Driving Causes More Crashes
Cellphone use is the poster child of distracted driving campaigns, and it’s easy to see why. It is a “triple-threat” driving distraction, meaning that it pulls at all the senses you need to be an effective driver. But how exactly does that happen, and why is it that texting and driving can...
Are Teens More Likely to Text and Drive?
When the discussion of cellphones and driving comes up, there’s a tendency to push the burden of change on teens, to assume that they are the ones who are most prone to texting while driving and therefore they are the ones who need the most safe driving awareness. But is that really...
How Serious Is Texting and Driving?
Texting and driving has become the landmark issue for distracted driving campaigns. Rarely do advertisements and safety PSAs focus on eating while driving or daydreaming, but why is that? Is texting and driving really as serious as we’ve been lead to believe? To find out, we need to explore not only the...
Is Talking on the Phone While Driving as Dangerous as Texting?
It’s no secret that texting and driving is dangerous. To avoid this hazard, many drivers are choosing to call rather than text. But is this the right thing to do? Could talking on the phone while driving be as dangerous as texting?
A Cognitive DistractionWhat You Didn’t Know About Texas’ Texting and Driving Law
In 2019, Texas passed a number of laws meant to reduce accidents related to texting and driving. While the main point of these provisions is clear (don’t text and drive), there are some finer points that most drivers don’t know about Texas’ texting and driving laws. Let’s take a closer look at...
The Truth About Distracted Driving
When you think about distracted driving, you probably imagine someone texting and driving. While that is one of the more serious examples of this issue, it’s just one symptom of a much larger problem. That’s because the truth about distracted driving is that it’s not any single thing, and the more we...
What Makes Texting and Driving so Dangerous?
It seems the majority of distracted driving safety campaigns aim to stop people from texting and driving. With so many different kinds of distractions out there, you might wonder why this is the main thing they focus on.
What exactly makes texting and driving so dangerous? Let’s find out.
Why You Should Avoid Trucks in a Storm
When severe weather hits Brazos County, Bryan, and College Station, large commercial trucks become particularly hazardous on the roads. While storms increase the risk for all drivers, the size, weight, and limited maneuverability of tractor-trailers make them particularly hazardous. Scott Scherr at The Payne Law Group has seen firsthand the devastation...
The #1 Cause of Trucking Accidents (And How to Prevent Them)
There are many causes of trucking crashes, but one stands out above all the others. It has nothing to do with negligent maintenance or bad weather. More often than not, highway truck accidents are caused by something completely preventable--poor driver education. To better understand this problem, let’s take a look at the...