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The 4th Annual Crash Course Teen Driving Summit took place today at the Pelhem Civic Center in Alabama. On a national average, Alabama ranks high for teen driving fatalities and injuries. The event held today helped to simulate the dangers of distracted driving. Some of the tests given to the teens included: wearing [...]
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It has been over two years since the State of Georgia enacted a ban on texting while driving and many drivers are not happy with the results. Texting while driving, as proven by study after study, is a real threat facing drivers every day on the road. Drivers who text at the same time are […]
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Seven California students learned first-hand the dangers of distracted driving. In the first time event put together by St. Joseph Health of Sonoma County and other sponsors, students from all around Sonoma were invited to participate in distracted driving experiements. The tests were simple time trail courses and basic lane changing [...]
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Distracted driving occurs any time a driver takes their eyes off the road, hands off the wheel or mind off the task of driving. Drivers engage in secondary tasks during more of half of their time spent driving – an action that is a factor in more than one million national car crashes and 16% […]
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While pedestrian injuries are in decline across the board, a recent study shows an alarming hike in accidents involving pedestrians between the ages of 16 and 19. The study comes from the Washington based non-profit organization Safe Kids Worldwide. The findings show a 25% increase between 2006-2010 when compared to 2001-2005. The study [...]
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A fatal collision caused by distracted driving killed a 40-year-old woman near Sherwood Park early Monday morning. The accident occurred at the intersection of Baseline Road and Highway 216. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police stated that the woman had exited from the highway and was in the process of turning onto Baseline Road westbound [...]
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U.S. Department of Transportation has paid police to spy on drivers suspected of texting… The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that it is providing a grant of $550,000 that will allow police departments in Connecticut and Massachusetts to test a variety of new anti-texting enforcement programs for a [...]
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Distracted driving laws in California have effectively created more aware drivers and safer roads over the past two years. Now, State Senator and father of California’s distracted driving laws, Joe Simitian is pushing for harsher punishments. Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the second plan in two years that would increase distracted [...]
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