YES, Arizona is a hands-free state and driving with a device in your hands is illegal! We have been a hands-free state since January 2020, however, assessing fees for a ticket did not start until January 2021. So, what does hands-free mean? It is against the law to:...
Distracted Pedestrians and Distracted Drivers are a Lethal Combination
On November 15, 2019, two Arizona teens were killed on their way to school. It wasn't a shooting or a robbery. It wasn't a stray bullet or a kidnapping. One child was a 14-year-old boy struck by a minivan, and the other child was a 13-year-old, struck by a school bus...
Drugs & Distracted Driving
In the following interview conducted on 1100 KFNX Maria Wojtczak (owner of DrivingMBA) discusses the issues associated with driving under the influence of drugs and how they contribute to distracted driving. Click the link below to listen to the PodCast. Click Here to...
Distracted Driving Awareness
April is almost over but we need to continue to spread the message every day that being distracted and driving can be a deadly combination. Stay focused on the road. The ONLY way you are going to keep yourself out of harm's way is to be able to see and react to others...
Distracted Driving Summit
On Wednesday, January 25th a Distracted Driving Summit was held in Wesley Bolin Plaza across from the capitol in an effort to influence the legislature to hear and pass legislation that would ban texting. The Summit was a gathering of concerned citizens, individuals...
Distracted Driving Resulting in Increase in Teen Driving Deaths
AAA has found that deadly teen involved crashes are up 10% over 2015. Distracted driving is seen as the primary culprit for the rise in these fatal crashes. The driver training offered at DrivingMBA is viewed by AAA as one of the best steps you can take to ensure your...