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Minnesota State Patrol Working With Duluth Police to Step Up Texting While Driving Enforcement
Minnesota State Patrol Working With Duluth Police to Step Up Texting While Driving Enforcement
Minnesota State Patrol Working With Duluth Police to Step Up Texting While Driving Enforcement
The Minnesota State Patrol will be working with local police departments, including Duluth, to conduct extra enforcement on April 19 in an effort to reduce distracted driving.  Also don't forget that texting while walking can be dangerous too. According to the Minnesota Department of Public Safety, driver distraction is a leading crash factor in Minnesota, accounting for around 20 percent of all c
Man Runs Into Black Bear While Walking and Texting [VIDEO]
Man Runs Into Black Bear While Walking and Texting [VIDEO]
Man Runs Into Black Bear While Walking and Texting [VIDEO]
I find this the best video so far of 2012, a 400 pound black bear decided to look for some food during trash day in La Crescenta, California, when the "eye in the sky" caught him cruising around the neighborhood.  What makes this video soooo good is the dude sending a text message that comes face to face with the hungry bear, this is why you don't text and walk.
Worst Case of Autocorrect Causes School-Wide Lockdown
Worst Case of Autocorrect Causes School-Wide Lockdown
Worst Case of Autocorrect Causes School-Wide Lockdown
It’s happened to everyone — you text your husband or wife, “I love you with every fiber of my being,” but your phone actually sends, “I love you with every fiber of malaysia.” Most of the time it’s funny, but one person experienced the worst case of autocorrect ever. So bad, in fact, that it prompted a school-wide lockdown.
Don’t Text and Drive Says Justin Bieber [VIDEO]
Don’t Text and Drive Says Justin Bieber [VIDEO]
Don’t Text and Drive Says Justin Bieber [VIDEO]
If this helps make the younger generations more aware of the dangers that texting and driving can create, then I'm all for it. But I think my generation and those older than I (yes, I've seen them texting and driving too,) should have a different spokesperson...
Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?
Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?
Is Text Messaging the Newest Cure for Addiction?
It turns out suffers from alcohol dependency might be able to kick the habit by doing what comes natural… texting. Yup, a new study has found actual evidence that there may be a health benefit to text messaging. Research with young problem drinkers found those who sent and received weekly text messages tracking their alcohol consumption drank less at the end of the 12-week program than they did at
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
Average Texter Sends or Receives 41.5 Messages a Day — Survey of the Day
According to a survey of 2,227 adults by the Pew Research Center, the average text message user sends or receives an average of 41.5 messages a day. How much someone texts is not surprisingly tied to how old they are. Those in the 18-to-29 age group send or receive an average of 87.7 texts a day, whereas that total is only 4.7 for those in the 65-and-over group.
TEXTercise: The Newest Fitness Craze? [VIDEO]
TEXTercise: The Newest Fitness Craze? [VIDEO]
TEXTercise: The Newest Fitness Craze? [VIDEO]
Finally, there’s an exercise program that combines aerobics and text messaging. It’s called Textercise, and it’s not joke. It has a Facebook page and was featured on Fox News. The thought was, if you can exercise while using a Wii… why not do it while texting, which is about the only exercise some teens and young adults get anyways.
10 Mistakes to Avoid while Drunk Surfing
10 Mistakes to Avoid while Drunk Surfing
10 Mistakes to Avoid while Drunk Surfing
For those who like to enjoy an adult beverage or ten, there are certain rules you have to follow when it comes to "great ideas" such as "Drunk Dialing," "Drunk Texting," and of course,  "Drunk Surfing."  It could happen to anyone (over the age of 21...
Teen Crashes Into Two Cars While Allegedly Texting and Driving [VIDEOS]
Teen Crashes Into Two Cars While Allegedly Texting and Driving [VIDEOS]
Teen Crashes Into Two Cars While Allegedly Texting and Driving [VIDEOS]
Last week, blogger Sean Symons captured horrifying footage of a teen driver who crashed into the side of the road, then hit two oncoming cars, all while he was allegedly texting and driving. According to his YouTube page, Symons called the police when he spotted the texting teen, then pulled out his camera to catch the teen in the act. The original video was reportedly handed over to the police as