Distracted Driving /tags/distracted-driving Distracted Driving en-US Copyright © 2024 Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT Her husband lost his life to a distracted driver. Then she got the law changed /government-politics-issues/2025-01-29/missouri-randall-siddens-hands-free-distracted-driving-law “She was going to hurt somebody that day. It just happened to be my husband,” says Adrienne Siddens. Her family’s name is on a bill that bans phone use behind the wheel in Missouri. Wed, 29 Jan 2025 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-01-29/missouri-randall-siddens-hands-free-distracted-driving-law Abby Llorico Missouri reaches a record high of work zone fatalities because of distracted drivers /law-order/2024-04-22/missouri-new-record-traffic-work-zone-deaths Despite Missouri and Illinois reporting fewer traffic-related deaths in 2023, more than 40,000 people were killed in traffic-related incidents across the U.S. last year. Mon, 22 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-04-22/missouri-new-record-traffic-work-zone-deaths Marissanne Lewis-Thompson Police can now fine Missouri drivers caught using cellphones and breaking traffic laws /government-politics-issues/2023-08-28/police-can-now-fine-missouri-drivers-caught-using-cellphones-and-breaking-traffic-laws Under a law that takes effect today, Missouri drivers who are using an electronic device while driving and committing another traffic violation could be fined. Mon, 28 Aug 2023 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2023-08-28/police-can-now-fine-missouri-drivers-caught-using-cellphones-and-breaking-traffic-laws Andrea Y. Henderson Missouri spent years rejecting distracted driving laws. That could change in 2023 /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-24/missouri-spent-years-rejecting-distracted-driving-laws-that-could-change-in-2023 Missouri is one of just two states without a law that bans distracted driving for all motorists — but that could be changing. Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:27:13 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2023-02-24/missouri-spent-years-rejecting-distracted-driving-laws-that-could-change-in-2023 Danny Wicentowski Public Officials On Zoom While Driving Shows ‘The Extreme Of The Problem,’ Advocate Says /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-14/public-officials-on-zoom-while-driving-shows-the-extreme-of-the-problem-advocate-says An Ohio state senator went viral last week after he was caught on camera driving during a Zoom debate on penalties for — you guessed it — distracted driving. But Andrew Brenner is hardly an outlier: Numerous elected officials, including St. Louis aldermen, have been spotted driving while participating in virtual public meetings. Fri, 14 May 2021 20:31:36 GMT /show/st-louis-on-the-air/2021-05-14/public-officials-on-zoom-while-driving-shows-the-extreme-of-the-problem-advocate-says Evie Hemphill