Newstalk 870 KFLD: The Mid Columbia's Newstalk Leader » texting http://newstalk870.am Thu, 23 May 2013 03:11:08 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Upcoming Mid-Columbia Click It or Ticket Patrols Will Target Cellphone Users and Texters http://newstalk870.am/upcoming-mid-columbia-click-it-or-ticket-patrols-will-target-cellphone-users-and-texters/ http://newstalk870.am/upcoming-mid-columbia-click-it-or-ticket-patrols-will-target-cellphone-users-and-texters/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 19:36:31 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=135543 For the first time ever, the Washington State Traffic Safety Commission has designed emphasis patrols based upon citizen input!

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/upcoming-mid-columbia-click-it-or-ticket-patrols-will-target-cellphone-users-and-texters/feed/ 0 (Courtesy Washington Traffic Safety Commission) What is Washington's Law on Cellphones While Driving Again? http://newstalk870.am/just-what-is-the-law-on-texting-cellphones-while-driving/ http://newstalk870.am/just-what-is-the-law-on-texting-cellphones-while-driving/#comments Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:30:21 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=73853 Idaho this week adopted new texting and cellphone laws for drivers. We thought we'd review what's legal and what is NOT in Washington.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/just-what-is-the-law-on-texting-cellphones-while-driving/feed/ 0 Texting May Have Led To Injury Car Crash Near Ephrata http://newstalk870.am/texting-may-have-led-to-injury-car-crash-near-ephrata/ http://newstalk870.am/texting-may-have-led-to-injury-car-crash-near-ephrata/#comments Wed, 13 Jun 2012 20:27:04 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=69704 The investigation continues, but authorities say texting while driving may have led to a rollover crash that left one of the victims pinned underneath the wreckage of the car.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/texting-may-have-led-to-injury-car-crash-near-ephrata/feed/ 0 (courtesy Grant County Sherriffs Office) Pilot Almost Causes Devastating Crash After Texting While Flying http://newstalk870.am/pilot-almost-causes-devastating-crash-after-texting-while-flying/ http://newstalk870.am/pilot-almost-causes-devastating-crash-after-texting-while-flying/#comments Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:00:22 +0000 Don Deane http://tsminteractive.com/?p=91044 Texting while driving isn’t the only way to endanger your life with a smartphone. It turns out that texting while flying is spectacularly dangerous, too.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/pilot-almost-causes-devastating-crash-after-texting-while-flying/feed/ 0 Alexander Hassenstein/Getty Sorry Drivers, Hands-Free Devices Aren't Safer Options to Cell Phones http://newstalk870.am/hands-free-devices-distracting-cell-phones/ http://newstalk870.am/hands-free-devices-distracting-cell-phones/#comments Sat, 17 Dec 2011 05:00:35 +0000 Danny Gallagher http://tsminteractive.com/?p=66273 In response to the National Transportation Safety Board-proposed ban on cellphones while driving, the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers tried to defend hands-free devices. They’re “designed to be used in a way that helps drivers keep their eyes on the road,” they said, but now it looks like this defense doesn’t hold water.

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/hands-free-devices-distracting-cell-phones/feed/ 0 Jeff J Mitchell, Getty Images Federal Cell Ban Poll-Dead Even http://newstalk870.am/federal-cell-ban-poll-dead-even/ http://newstalk870.am/federal-cell-ban-poll-dead-even/#comments Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:31:44 +0000 John McKay http://newstalk870.am/?p=28568 So far, our Newstalk listeners are split on the issue

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]]> http://newstalk870.am/federal-cell-ban-poll-dead-even/feed/ 0 (Photo Illustration by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)