Cellphone use linked to 16000 traffic fatalities from 2001 to 2007

Release Date 28 Sep, 2010 in Fort Worth Star Telegram

 
   

Talking and texting

Salt Lake Tribune - 28 Sep, 2010
Distracted driving. It existed even before radios that ran on vacuum tubes were first installed in cars decades ago. But in the information age, ...

Texting? Cellphone talking? While driving? No way! To be safe, be sane: Don't ...

The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
So, while Ray LaHood, the US transportation secretary, reported two days ago that we've had fewer deaths due to “distracted driving” it's clear we have a ...

Texting and driving: US official calls it 'epidemic'

CTV.ca - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
The US government held a national summit in Washington, focused on families and their losses from accidents while texting and driving. ...

Cellphone use linked to 16000 traffic fatalities from 2001 to 2007

Fort Worth Star Telegram - Gordon Dickson - 28 Sep, 2010
If you text while driving, you may be DOA (dead on arrival) instead of LOL (laughing out loud). Texting or talking on a cellphone while ...

Driver texting “kills 2500 a year”

TECH.BLORGE.com - John Lister - 28 Sep, 2010
A new study suggests driver distraction caused by texting caused 16000 additional deaths between 2001 and 2007. The researchers note that ...

Texting, Driving Has Killed 16K in US

Newser - Polly Davis Doig - 28 Sep, 2010
Face it, there's too much news. Newser cuts through the clutter, selects the best stories from hundreds of sources, ...

The debate between drunk driving and texting while driving

The Depaulia - 28 Sep, 2010
Admit it, at one time or another you sent a text or e-mail while driving. Many of us are willing to take the risk of glancing down at a phone while driving ...

Texting Has Led to a Surge in Driving Deaths

Asylum - Jeremy Taylor - 28 Sep, 2010
Almost 6000 motorist deaths in 2008 were caused by a driver using a cell phone in some capacity. In light of these statistics, more laws restricting texting ...

Texting and Driving Has Killed at Least 16000 Americans, Study Reports

AOL News - 28 Sep, 2010
(Sept. 27) -- Sending text messages while driving was the culprit in the deaths of an estimated 16000 people from 2001 to 2007. ...

LaHood showcases rules to combat distracted driving

e-wisdom.com - Pete Miller - 28 Sep, 2010
To mark the start of this year's Distracted Driving Summit, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood highlighted some of the changes recently ...

Texting While Driving Tied to Surge in Fatal Accidents Study estimates 16000 ...

ModernMedicine - 28 Sep, 2010
MONDAY, Sept. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Texting on cell phones while driving appears to have contributed to a large increase in distracted driving fatalities ...

Distracted Driving Tied to Traffic Fatalities

Newsinferno.com - 28 Sep, 2010
Distracted driving crashes were linked to 5474 fatalities and 448000 injuries nationwide in 2009, alone, said ABC News. “People [need to] take personal ...

Texting While Driving Killed 16000

MainStreet - Seth Fiegerman - 28 Sep, 2010
Much has been written about the dangers of texting while driving, but until recently, it was unclear just how many drivers had actually ...

Obama, Oprah, AAA all say, 'Pay attention while driving'

Ashland TAB - Carol Sponagle - 28 Sep, 2010
President Barack Obama, television talk show host Oprah Winfrey and AAA are all trying to encourage people to stop driving while distracted. ...

Majority Of Motorists Feel Less Safe Due To Distracted Driving

NJ TODAY - 28 Sep, 2010
HAMILTON " Fifty-two percent of drivers said they feel less safe on the roads now than they did five years ago, according to the third-annual 2010 Traffic ...

Driving while distracted

Buffalo News - 28 Sep, 2010
By News Editorial Board It's bad enough that drivers are already engaging in risky behavior behind the wheel -- talking on cell phones, programming GPS ...

Reducing Distracted Driving

KLFY - 28 Sep, 2010
A distracted driving summit held in Washington earlier this week brought together lawmakers and victims kin. Now local institutions are taking action to ...

Mobile devices distract drivers, cause accidents

BG News - Phillip Schurrer - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
Last week, Ray LaHood, the US Secretary of Transportation, was interviewed on the "PBS Newshour." The interview focused on ...

Distracted driving kills thousands

SalemNews.net - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
It took steadfast action by citizens committed to highway safety to make drunken driving less than an epidemic. Through committed organizations such as MADD ...

US death toll from mobile phone texting, calling at 16000

International Business Times AU - Windsor Genova - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
US researchers have counted 16000 people who were killed in road accidents caused by distraction from calling or texting through mobile phones. ...

Texting accident deaths climb in recent years

WiredPRNews.com (press release) - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
US " The number of driving accident deaths caused by texting has significantly risen over the past few years. As reported by HealthDay News, ...

Texting While Driving Caused More Than 16000 Road Fatalities: “Cellphones Are ...

ADI News - Jonathan Cole - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
A new research study in the American Journal of Public Health suggested that more than 16000 people died between 2001 and 2007 due to distracted driving ...

Study finds most teenagers use cell phones while driving

Zanesville Times Recorder - Leeann Moore - ‎Sep 26, 2010‎
He said he doesn't text while he's driving, but his phone doesn't have texting. ...

Guest opinion: Driving while distracted not worth risking your life

The News-Press - Jay Anderson - ‎Sep 25, 2010‎
The second Distracted Driving Summit held on Sept. 21 in Washington, DC once again provided ...

Texting, driving caused 16000 fatalities

StarNewsOnline.com (blog) - Brian Freskos - ‎Sep 25, 2010‎
Fiddling with the radio. Talking on a cell phone. Eating a cheeseburger. Texting. What do those behaviors have in common? ...

Distracted Driving Has Killed 16000 Since 2001, Study Says

Switched - Amar Toor - ‎Sep 25, 2010‎
Most of us probably don't need to be reminded that texting while driving can put our lives at risk, but, ...

 

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