Distracted Driving

A journalist with a Chengdu newspaper caught this amateur crooner singing karaoke while stuck in traffic on the Third Ring Road last week.

Hands-free features in new cars can be just as distracting as handheld ones, and the potential problems vary by automaker.

A motorcycle rider in Florida managed to flee police while driving distracted last Thursday.

A mom already worried about her injured child was shocked to find the driver of the ambulance rushing her and her son to the hospital was texting while behind the wheel.

A man in Maine sent two friends to the hospital after he crashed his car while trying to take a selfie over the weekend.

Safer cars don't necessarily make for safer roads as car related fatalities are on the rise in 2015.

A new survey among teens shows many of them text more when alone in a car, and they're often communicating with parents when distracted behind the wheel.

A man in England was shocked to find the driver ahead of him had her eyes on a windshield-mounted television instead of on the road.

San Bernardino, CA, police posed as panhandlers last week to catch distracted drivers in the act.

Disturbing new findings about phone use in cars reveals that young drivers aren't just distracted by texting while driving, but everything else a phone can do, as well.

A woman in Ohio was praying when she caused a serious crash that sent a woman to the hospital with a broken neck.

Distracted driving continues to be a concern, and safety advocates question whether the proliferation of in-dash displays is adding to the problem.

New Hampshire is the latest state to make using a handheld device illegal while driving, including operating a laptop or tablet. It joins over a dozen other states or territories with similar laws.

A Florida man achieved every aspiring stunt driver's dream when he accidentally jumped a drawbridge this week.

A music psychologist in Israel suggests that what you're listening to can affected how you drive, with disastrous consequences.

Distractions aren't just for drivers. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a warning to pilots last week that said the presence of technology, such as cell phones and tablets, in the cockpit could lead to mid-air collisions.

A Michigan judge banned a woman from owning a cell phone after she killed a cyclist while driving distracted last fall.

Hyundai has a patent for a way to disable smartphone features, like calls and texting, by using specific software and antennas inside the vehicle. It can even limit these restrictions simple to the area around the driver's seat.

Distracted driving is a far more significant cause of teen-driving accidents than previously realized, according to new research.

Motorists in England have one more way to worry about getting stopped by the police this spring. The cops are using an unmarked semi to look down on drivers and check for any offenses, like using a cell phone or texting.