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Distracted driving a "menace to society"
On USA Today. Excerpt:
The panel of government officials, safety advocates, researchers and lawmakers hoped to develop a consensus on the roadway hazards and hear warnings from young adults who caused car accidents because they were texting while driving.
The new data underscored the major problem of distractions involving young drivers. The greatest proportion of distracted drivers were those age 20 and under. Sixteen percent of all under-20 drivers involved in fatal crashes were reported to have been distracted while driving, the government said.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have passed laws making texting while driving illegal and seven states and the District have banned driving while talking on a handheld cellphone, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Many safety groups have urged a nationwide ban on texting and on using handheld mobile devices while behind the wheel.
Click here to read full article...
Read Bob Barr's opinion in the AJC here.
The panel of government officials, safety advocates, researchers and lawmakers hoped to develop a consensus on the roadway hazards and hear warnings from young adults who caused car accidents because they were texting while driving.
The new data underscored the major problem of distractions involving young drivers. The greatest proportion of distracted drivers were those age 20 and under. Sixteen percent of all under-20 drivers involved in fatal crashes were reported to have been distracted while driving, the government said.
Eighteen states and the District of Columbia have passed laws making texting while driving illegal and seven states and the District have banned driving while talking on a handheld cellphone, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Many safety groups have urged a nationwide ban on texting and on using handheld mobile devices while behind the wheel.
Click here to read full article...
Read Bob Barr's opinion in the AJC here.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
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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.
Read the article: ABC News: New Technology Successful in Reducing Severity of Car Crashes
Watch the VIDEO: ABC News - Highway Safety Exclusive
Read the article: ABC News: New Technology Successful in Reducing Severity of Car Crashes
Watch the VIDEO: ABC News - Highway Safety Exclusive
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