There are laws against unsafe driving that could come into play if you are driving erratically or if eating while driving leads to an accident or an injury.
With the proliferation of digital devices in your pocket and car, the possibilities for driving distracted are high. I drive a newer car and it has all kinds of functions and features to make it easier to drive but it also has multiple screens and touchpads necessary to operate...
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) will be stepping up their efforts to crack down on dangerous driving during this year's Labor Day Weekend.
"It's still a big weekend for us and we're still out there patrolling," says WSP Trooper Jeremy Weber...
Though adaptive cruise control and lane-keeping assist is convenient, research from AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has revealed drivers with advanced driver assistance systems are nearly twice as likely to engage in distracted driving than those driving without using these features...
Washington State Patrol (WSP) troopers will conduct a statewide emphasis on distracted driving from Friday, September 21 through Sunday, September 23, 2018.
According to the Washington Traffic Safety Commission, distracted driving is the cause of 30% of traffic fatalities and makes up 23% of all serious injury collisions in the state...
From a press release - It has been nearly two weeks since the new distracted driving law went into effect.
The Washington State Patrol ran stats to see how the first week of the law differed from the week before the law went into effect.
The Distracted While Under the Influence of Electronics law took effect on July 23, 2017. From Sun...