May 18, 2026 Pennsylvania’s “Paul Miller’s Law” Is About to Change the Way We Drive Beginning June 5, 2025, Pennsylvania drivers will need to put their phones down while behind the wheel. The Commonwealth’s new distracted driving law — known as “Paul Miller’s Law” — officially bans the use of handheld mobile devices while driving, even while stopped at a red light or sitting in traffic. The law represents one … Read More »
June 8, 2025 New Pennsylvania Driving Law Prohibits Hand-Held Cell Phone Use Pennsylvania is about to take a big step towards making the roads safer for everyone. On June 5th, Governor Josh Shapiro will be signing Senate Bill 37 into law. The law, also known as “Paul Miller’s Law,” bans the use of all hand-held devices while driving – even if the driver is temporarily stopped in … Read More »
April 16, 2024 April: Distracted Driving Awareness Month Distracted driving poses a significant threat to public health; each year, approximately 3,000 people lose their lives in car accidents involving distracted drivers. To combat known dangers, the National Safety Council (NSC) and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) sponsor Distracted Driving Awareness Month every April. One of the campaign’s primary missions is to share … Read More »
December 19, 2023 Pedestrian Deaths Continuing to Rise Pedestrian deaths in the United States began to decline in the 1980s, the annual number steadily decreasing until about fourteen years ago. It was then, around 2009, that the pedestrian fatality rate began to grow – and it has continued to grow larger every year since. While safety experts are still working to understand more … Read More »
June 26, 2021 Teen Drivers: 100 Deadliest Days of Summer According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day marks what the association calls the “100 deadliest days of summer” for teen drivers. Automobile collisions are already a leading cause of death for adolescents, but the AAA estimates that approximately 30% of annual crashes that involve teens from the … Read More »
June 12, 2021 Pennsylvania Pedestrian Laws Although accidents involving pedestrians in Pennsylvania declined slightly (six percent) from 2019 to 2020, the state still ranked 15th highest for annual pedestrian deaths in the nation. Traffic engineers at the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, or PennDOT, worry that pedestrians will continue to face frightening accident risks as a result of getting used to roadways … Read More »
March 26, 2020 What Should I Know About Distracted Driving? More than 275,000 people are injured each year in auto accidents involving distracted driving, and nearly 3,000 of distracted driving crashes are fatal, according to the National Safety Council (NSC). All these tragic accidents could have been prevented, had drivers focused on the road. The NSC first designated April as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month … Read More »
October 1, 2019 What are the Highest Rates of Distracted Driving by Age Group? According to a recent multi-national study conducted by Liberty Mutual Insurance, certain age groups report higher rates of distracted driving than others. Distracted driving is a widespread and serious public health threat. In fact, more than 9 people die each day from injuries sustained in distracted driving-related accidents. Although there are numerous new technologies (e.g. … Read More »
April 5, 2019 Crackdown on Distracted Driving Local and state police throughout the country are joining forces with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the National Safety Council (NSC) in a campaign to bring awareness to distracted driving, a public epidemic that is responsible for thousands of deaths in the U.S. every year. The goal of the program is to … Read More »
