Article in AJC today about teen driving posted here. Excerpt from the article:
Georgia currently allows 15-year-olds to get conditional learner permits; the STANDUP Act as proposed wouldn't allow anyone under 16 to get a permit.
Bob Dallas, director of the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, said the state supports the STANDUP Act in general.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
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The GDL Kickback
The insurance industry wants teens off the road, period. But there's a potentially deadly payoff.
Read the article: AutoWeek - The GDL Kickback
Read the article: AutoWeek - The GDL Kickback
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Teens missing message on road texting risk
Many teens view texting while driving as less risky than drunken driving despite a sustained campaign against texting behind the wheel and research indicating it's as dangerous as drinking and driving, a new survey for State Farm insurance company finds.
Read the article: USA Today - Teens missing message on road texting risk
Read the article: USA Today - Teens missing message on road texting risk
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Wednesday, September 30, 2009
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.
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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.
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