2010 Press Releases
- 01/26/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers
- 02/22/2010: New Sample Bill will Aid States in Banning Texting While Driving
- 03/11/2010: Secretary LaHood: Wyoming Becomes the 20th State to Ban Texting While Driving
- 03/26/2010: Washington State Toughens Cell Phone and Texting Ban
- 03/31/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Proposes Rule to Ban Texting for Truck and Bus Drivers
- 04/02/2010: Iowa Bans Texting for drivers of all ages; Stops All Cell Phone Use by Teens
- 04/06/2010: Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Studios Announce National "No Phone Zone Day" Friday, April 30
- 04/08/2010: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces First Enforcement Crackdown Campaign on Distracted Driving
- 04/16/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Kentucky and Nebraska Bans on Texting for drivers of all ages
- 04/26/2010: FAA Calls on Airlines to Limit Cockpit Distractions
- 04/30/2010: Michigan Becomes the 24th State to Ban Texting
- 05/05/2010: Wisconsin Becomes 25th State to Pass Texting Ban for drivers of all ages
- 05/19/2010: U.N. and International Officials Launch Global Effort to End Distracted Driving
- 05/24/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Kansas on New Law Banning Texting For drivers of all ages
- 06/01/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Vermont Governor for Signing Law Banning Texting While Driving
- 06/07/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Georgia Governor for Signing Law Banning Texting While Driving
- 06/15/2010: New Report Shows States Increasing Efforts on Distracted Driving
- 06/18/2010: Louisiana Toughens Texting Ban
- 07/02/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Applauds Massachusetts for Tough Anti-Texting Ban
- 07/06/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Praises Delaware for Tough New Ban on Texting and Cell Phone Use
- 07/27/2010: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Second National Distracted Driving Summit
- 08/02/2010: DOT, Seventeen Magazine, and AAA Launch National Two-Second Turnoff Day Video Challenge
- 08/03/2010: U.S. Department of Transportation Teams with ESPN and State Farm® To Go 'On the Road' to Wipe Out Distracted Driving
- 09/14/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Agenda for Second National Distracted Driving Summit
- 09/17/2010: AAA, Seventeen and DOT Recognize National Two-Second Turnoff Day
- 09/20/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces 2009 Distracted Driving Fatality and Injury Numbers Prior to National Distracted Driving Summit
- 09/21/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks Off Second National Distracted Driving Summit
- 11/16/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Launches "Faces of Distracted Driving" Online Awareness Campaign
- 12/17/2010: U.S. DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Hand-Held Cell Phone Use for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
