Distracted Driving

Can A Font Decrease Driver Distraction?

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2013-12-05T09:45:06+00:00December 5th, 2013|

Automobile and truck manufacturers are increasingly using a single LCD screen to control many in-vehicle accessories like music, GPS and climate control. The text styling on these LCD displays, as well as the buttons surrounding them, are a part of the manufacturer’s branding, just like everything else inside and outside the vehicle. This post’s title, “Can a Font Decrease Driver Distraction?” seems to have been answered as researchers have found that different fonts (typefaces) can have an impact on driver attention. More specifically, certain fonts, such as Humanist, can actually reduce driver distraction more than other fonts.
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Going Beyond No Texting and Driving: Huron, South Dakota

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2013-01-29T11:16:35+00:00January 29th, 2013|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

Cities and states have or are considering laws beyond just no texting and driving. One city, Huron, South Dakota, has adopted an ordinance that prohibits driver’s from activities that could be distracting, such as eating while driving. This is a good first step in trying to reduce distracted driving although enforcement could become an issue.
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Distracted Driving, Communication Devices and Nebraska: A Summary of the Law

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2011-10-11T10:07:01+00:00October 11th, 2011|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

Nebraska drivers are not immune from the distractions posed by the desire to “communicate” while driving. Nebraska enacted additional laws in 2010 to try and minimize distractions caused by these devices. However, Nebraska law currently only focuses on those items a driver brings into the vehicle. As noted in another article regarding new technology in motor vehicles, the law is still behind the technology. […]

Distracted Driving: Risks Inside Your New Car or Truck

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2011-10-07T12:08:28+00:00October 7th, 2011|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

An article within Consumer Reports’ October 2011 issue (Connected cars: A new risk) discusses the risks, by diverting the driver’s attention to something other than driving, posed by new technology, such as the ability to text, tweet, access the internet, in many new cars and trucks. The article discusses the types of equipment available now or in the very near future that can cause driver distraction, which, increases the risks of a collision. These features include the ability to send text or email messages or listen to text messages, emails, Twitter and Facebook postings. Essentially, vehicles are becoming more “connected.” […]

Texting Doubles a Driver’s Reaction Time According To New Study

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2011-10-06T11:27:22+00:00October 6th, 2011|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

The Texas Transportation Institute’s recent study, An Investigation Of The Effects Of Reading And Writing Text-Based Messages While Driving, found, among other things, that a driver’s reaction time is doubled when driving and sending or receiving a text message. The findings were worse than what most experts expected. […]

Drivers Understand But Often Ignore Risks of Texting or Talking on Cell Phone

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2011-10-05T13:50:31+00:00October 5th, 2011|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

The AAA Foundation recently released its Fourth Annual Traffic Safety Culture Index, which found that despite a driver’s knowledge and beliefs about the risks of involved with driving and texting, emailing and talking on a cell phone while driving, many drivers perform these activities anyway. Some of the findings include: […]

Alarming Statistics Regarding Distracted Driving

By Attorney Jeff Lapin|2011-10-03T15:09:04+00:00October 3rd, 2011|

By: Jeffrey Lapin

The statistics are alarming for accidents caused by driver distraction. “Distracted driving” is usually defined as “any cognitive, manual and/or visual non-driving activity that diverts a driver’s attention away from driving.”

Below is the accident statistical data for 2009, the last year in which completed reports have been published: […]

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