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Utah tackles texting while driving

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Car Crashes, Travel Deaths, Prevented by Technology

Study Reveals High-Tech Safety Features Could Prevent or Lessen the Severity of Nearly Two Million Accidents a Year.

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Is texting PSA too graphic?

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A video about teens texting that was originally produced in Wales appeared on MSNBC's Today show September 1, 2009.

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“The messages contained in the film are as relevant to the people of Tennessee as they are to the residents [of Wales],” he said on the department’s Web site. “Texting and driving can have tragic consequences, and the more this film is viewed, the better.”

Required viewing?

Appearing on TODAY Tuesday, noted ad executive Donny Deutsch said he believes the ad may be the most powerful ever — and agreed that it needs to be required viewing.

“I will show this to every kid I know, and I salute the police department,” Deutsch told TODAY’s Ann Curry. “I would really implore various local stations: Run this stuff, put this on the air. It will help.”

Ford's MyKey to safety for teen drivers controls speed, stereo

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New data from Virginia Tech Transportation Institute provides insight into cell phone use and driving distraction

"All cell phone use should be banned for newly licensed teen drivers. Our research has shown that teens tend to engage in cell phone tasks much more frequently -- and in much more risky situations -- than adults. Thus, our studies indicate that teens are four times more likely to get into a related crash or near-crash event than their adult counterparts."

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18 Months Jail for Mom that gave Teen alcohol in fatal crash

Cobb mom gets jail time in teen alcohol case - AJC

“I want her to think twice,” Reed said. “I want the community to think twice.”


Reed’s 17-year-old son Garrett died after police say he obtained alcohol from Whitfield’s step-son, Lyndon Winfree, on Jan. 23. In court Wednesday, Whitfield, 44, testified she purchased the alcohol that night, but didn’t know her step-son planned to give it to friends.