New Study Shows Rising Use of Cell Phones While Driving SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 14, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) and the California Highway Patrol (CHP) today released a new study showing a 39 percent increase in the...

Cell Phone Usage Rate and Distracted Driving Month Tickets Down SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 28, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 55,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to...

57,000 Distracted Driving Month Tickets in April; Cell Phone Usage Rate Down SACRAMENTO, Calif., May 22, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- More than 57,000 drivers were ticketed for handheld cell phone talking or texting during April's Distracted Driving Awareness Month, according to...

California Announces Statewide Crackdown on Texting and Handheld Cell Use SACRAMENTO, Calif., March 26, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- In an effort to eliminate dangerous behind-the-wheel cell phone use and texting, the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), California...