Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Sunday, June 9. Here’s what you need to know to start your weekend: When I got my driver’s license in the mid-1980s, it took me ...

But if your driving suffers while you eat, or spill, that could be trouble. After all, what could be more distracting than ...

Listening to music, day dreaming or eating while driving? New research reveals just how distracting these behaviours are.

If there's a fork in the road, pick it up. You may need it. Eating while driving is increasingly standard fare for mobile Americans. You know you do it; most people do. More than 65 percent of ...

A man eating a donut and holding a cup of coffee in a car. Used with the Creative Commons license. Nine people are killed every day due to distracted driving, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease ...

No one loves eating while they drive. All of us, given the choice, would pick somewhere else to engage in the ritual of fueling our bodies — a kitchen counter, a table, a couch in front of a TV with ...