Distractions A Common Cause Of Philadelphia Pedestrian Accidents

With increasing regularity, pedestrians are crossing roadways while focusing their senses on texting, talking on the phone, listening to music or being otherwise distracted by their personal technology, and the trend is having a noticeable impact on the pedestrian accidents being seen in Philadelphia and nationally. According to a recent study, more than 26 percent […]

Pennsylvania Police Struggle To Combat Texting While Driving

Despite a law in place that bans texting while operating a motor vehicle, many Pennsylvania police are struggling to enforce the law because they say texting among drivers is difficult to identify. At present, police employ imperfect methods designed to indicate likely texting while driving. As a result, many officers feel that the eight-month-old law, […]