April 15, 2016
Rhode Island Senate Approves Cellphone Ban While Driving
The Rhode Island Senate has approved a bill with a vote of 35 to 2 to ban drivers from handheld mobile phone use while driving. According to local news reports, Senator V. Susan Sosnowski, D-South Kingstown, led the fight with support from State Police Superintendent Steven G. O’Donnell, who wrote lawmakers a letter urging passage…
November 20, 2015
Seven Dangerous Types Of Distracted Driving
Editor’s note: This is the third in our four-part blog series about distracted driving. Read the first part here or second part here. Distracted driving puts not only those behind the wheel in danger, but also their passengers and others using the roadway. Recent studies show that drivers using hand-held devices are four times more…
November 13, 2015
Distracted Driving: Keep Your Eyes on the Road
Editor’s note: This is the second in our four-part blog series about distracted driving. Read the first part here. We know by now that distracted driving in any form is extremely dangerous and see examples of it every day in the media. For example, we hear the horror stories about texting and driving, read statistics…
November 6, 2015
One Out of 10 Car Accidents is Caused by Distracted Driving
Editor’s note: This is the first in our four-part blog series about distracted driving. Distracted driving accidents have been rising to epidemic proportions not just in the New England area, but nationwide. Several states, including Rhode Island, have enacted legislation to curb the negative effects of distracted driving. According to the U.S. National Highway Traffic…
July 31, 2012
Rhode Island Lawyers at d’Oliveira & Associates Begin “Don’t Text and Drive” Public Service Campaign
The law offices of d’Oliveira & Associates – in recognition of a nationwide trend of increased injuries from texting and driving – is seeking to help reduce such accidents through increased awareness of drivers who text while driving. To this end, the RI car accident attorneys at d’Oliveira & Associates have begun a public service…