Blogcast: Stopping Facetime Behind the Wheel

07/03/2010

tags: Apple, Audio, Blogcast, Cell Phones, Communication, Distracted Driving, I Phone, Public Issues, Social Media, Technology, Texting, Video Conferencing

by Mitch Chester

An update on anti-texting and distracted driving laws in Florida, and the need for laws that ban video conferencing while driving. Warning: The controversial video posted below is graphic in nature, but makes the point.

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See 3.21.10 post entitled, “Distracted Driving Legislation and Mobile Video Conferencing.”

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