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Texting While Driving Doubles Reaction Time
MIAMI (CBSMiami.com) – If you’ve driven in South Florida, you’ve at one time or another been behind a person driving slowly and weaving as they try to send a text message. While texting and driving has...
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Texting While Driving Bill Introduced In FL House
TALLAHASSEE (CBS4) – Several U.S. states have already banned it, and soon texting while driving in the state of Florida may also be a thing of the past. Rep. Ray Pilon, R-Sarasota, filed the measure in...
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Study: Fewer Teens Sexting Than Previously Thought
MIAMI (CBSMiami/AP) – Good news for parents of teenagers. A new research study, featured in the upcoming journal Pediatrics, shows that sexting among teens is a lot less common than many people think....
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Texting Bill Passes Trans. Committee
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) — A bill aimed at curbing the temptation to text while on the road was approved by the Senate Transportation Committee Wednesday by a 10-0 vote. The measure, SB 416,...
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Texting While Driving Ban Moves Forward In Tallahassee
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) — A legislative committee in Tallahassee has voted to ban texting while driving. The bill’s sponsor, Senator Nancy Detert said texting may be all the rage but it’s dangerous when...
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Texting Ban Moving Forward In State Senate
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) – Proposals which would ban texting while driving have made some progress in the state Senate but have gone nowhere in the House. On Tuesday, the Senate’s budget panel is...
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Miami Beach Fl. Rep. Steinberg Admits Strange Texts To Married Prosecutor
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – CBS4 news partner The Miami Herald is reporting Florida House Rep. Richard L. Steinberg is under federal investigation for sending a series of suggestive and harassing text...
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Miami Beach Rep Steinberg Quits Over “Sexting” Probe
MIAMI BEACH (CBSMiami) – Florida House Rep. Richard L. Steinberg abruptly resigned Friday as a federal investigation continued into his sending of a series of suggestive and harassing text messages to...
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Florida House Put Brakes On Texting While Driving Ban
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – A controversial bill which would have banned texting while behind the wheel went nowhere fast during the last legislative session which ended on Friday. While the measure...
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Text Before Driving Off Cliff: “I Need To Stop Texting”
GRANADO, Tex. (CNET) — Do you have premonitions? Do you sometimes just know bad things will happen, even though you have no idea how or why? Please, then, show solidarity with Chance Bothe. CBS-owned...
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Competition Crowns America’s Fastest Texter
NEW YORK (CNET) — The Olympics aren’t the only competition taking place this summer, there’s also the U.S. LG National Texting Competition. And Austin Wierschke, 17, has become the reining champ for...
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Back To School: Device Stops Teens From Texting & Driving
MIAMI (CBS4) — Most kids know using a mobile phone while driving is a bad idea, but nearly 60-percent of high school seniors admitted in a recent CDC study that they text while driving. Now a new free...
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Plantation Man In Jail After Sexting Penis Pic To Boy
PLANTATION (CBSMiami) — A man is behind bars without bond for allegedly sending a photo of his penis to an 11-year-old boy, then asking the boy to send a photo of his, according to a police report. The...
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High-Tech Rosh Hashana Service Involves Texting Rabbi
MIAMI BEACH (CBS4) — Call it a high-tech service for Rosh Hashanah. Hours after sundown and the start of the Jewish New Year, nearly 200 congregants at services at the Jewish Museum of Florida were...
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Walking And Texting Causing Thousands Of Injuries Nationwide
MIAMI (CBSMiami) — We’ve all heard of distracted driving, but did you know distracted walking can be just as harmful? The danger is real and growing as more people become attached to their cell phones....
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Coral Springs Teens Get A Lesson On Texting And Driving
CORAL SPRINGS (CBSMiami) – According to a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 15 people are killed and more than 1200 are injured in the United States every single...
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Use Of Text Messaging Drops For First Time
(CNET) – If ever a story called for the use of an emoticon, this would be the one: text messaging volume in the U.S. has declined for the first time ever, according to a new research report. Regardless...
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New Killer More Dangerous Than Driving Drunk
MIAMI (CBSMiami) – There’s a new killer in Florida, more dangerous than drunk driving. It’s already outlawed in 44 states but it’s still legal in Florida. It’s the “new” drinking and driving, known as...
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Cypress Bay Teacher Cleared Of Criminal Wrongdoing
WESTON (CBSMiami) – A Cypress Bay High School teacher and coach has been cleared of any criminal wrongdoing following an investigation over allegations he was having a sexual relationship with a...
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Texting While Driving Bill Closer To Law, New Strings Attached
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami) – A bill banning texting while driving was approved in its first committee Wednesday, but with exceptions. If the bill (SB52) passes, drivers would still be allowed to text while...
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