New study says texting while driving on the rise

Common sense to be something in real short supply these days as one new study out shows that more people are texting while they are driving despite concerted efforts from law enforcement and other organizations to show ... continue

NHTSA Study: Texting While Driving Increases By 50%

A federal study conducted by the National Highway Transportation Safety Association has found that text messaging while driving has jumped by 50% over the last year. That increase comes despite federal and state campaigns to bring awareness ... continue

[Rage] Paying Attention While Driving

This is always pretty terrifying when you realized it has happened. [reddit] continue

State Farm Becomes A Backseat Driver And Scores Your Driving

I'm not sure how good an idea this is but it seems that State Farms has launched an app for the iPhone that uses the smartphone's accelerometer and GPS to become the backseat driver we all hate. Using ... continue

New study says mobile users are ruder than ever

In a recent study by Ipsos in the U.S. between December 10, 2010 and January 5, 2011 they found that 75% of the 2,000 adults that took part in the survey felt that mobile manners have worsened ... continue

Study claims gamers make worse drivers

Have all those hours spent casually smashing up your car in Burnout or falling off Rainbow Road in Mario Kart affected your real-life driving skills? Yes! According to who? Science, that's who. A poll of 2000 motorists commissioned ... continue

Thrustmaster reveals $600 Gran Turismo 5 racing wheel

How much do you love Gran Turismo 5? Do you love it $600 much? Because that's what this new wheel and pedals set from peripheral specialists Thrustmaster will cost you. The T500 RS racing wheel might be eye-wateringly ... continue

NHTSA says 1 in 5 fatally injured drivers may have been impaired by drugs

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)'s Fatality Analysis Reporting System (or FARS) has released new data regarding drug use and driving, indicating that the issue may influence up to 33% of driver fatalities. The NHTSA points out ... continue

Study: Sleep deprivation causing more road fatalities

Drunk driving is an oft-cited dangerous behavior on the road, but if you're regularly getting behind the wheel without proper rest, you could be "overestimating your ability to deal" with the effects of sleep deprivation on your ... continue

Adults more likely than teens to text and drive, men more than women

In a 2009 Pew Internet & American Life Project study they found that 47 percent of adults who actually use text messaging admitted that they would text and drive at the same time. In contrast only 34 ... continue

Squeeze a Ferrari in your apartment for $250*

* Sort of. ** ** Okay, not at all. However, $250 will get you the Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition from peripheral specialists Thrustmaster. This beast weighs in at 23 pounds, and hits the track this June. This ... continue

[VIDEO] Own the ultimate driving game rig for a mere $191,000

If you enjoy your Forza Motorsports and Gran Turismos, and find yourself with spare change from your Christmas money, then say hello to your next purchase. And by "spare change from your Christmas money," I mean "nearly ... continue

LED Traffic Lights Are Efficiently Inefficient During Snow Falls

Over the last several years LED lights have been hailed as a must have for going green, they put out much less power and burn cooler than traditional incadescent lights, unfortunately for engineers that efficiency is causing ... continue

Drivesafe.ly provides texting while driving solution

Despite spendy penalties for scofflaws in New York State, I see people talking and texting while driving every day, usually when they're going 17 miles under the speed limit in the left lane or blocking an exit ... continue

Heather Locklear Charged with Crime

TMZ is reporting that Heather Locklear has been charged with crime, and no it isn't crimes against acting. She can't help the fact she only has one facial expression, its the botox. Locklear was ... continue