Are Texting-While-Driving Laws Making our Streets Less Safe?Wall Street Journal (blog) - Ashby Jones - 29 Sep, 2010What if they passed a law, a tough criminal law to deter a dangerous activity, and nobody obeyed it? According to this Washington Post story ... |
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Laws are not dissuading drivers from texting, report findsWashington Post - Ashley Halsey III - 29 Sep, 2010It's been almost 150 years since the first speeding law took effect, yet people speed all the time, and even strict enforcement has ... |
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Drivers texting despite laws, report showsWashington Post - Ashley Halsey III - 29 Sep, 2010Fairfax County is kicking off a major enforcement effort targeting motorists who text while driving or engage in other forms of distracted driving. ... |
Texting's toll: 16000 deathsChicago Sun-Times - Sep 28, 2010Sending text messages while driving led to accidents that killed an estimated 16000 people from 2001 to 2007. An analysis of federal data on road fatalities ... |
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Talking and textingSalt Lake Tribune - Sep 27, 2010Distracted driving. It existed even before radios that ran on vacuum tubes were first installed in cars decades ago. But in the information age, ... |
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Other forms of distracted driving receive little attentionUSA Today - Larry Copeland - Sep 27, 2010By Jacquelyn Martin, AP By Larry Copeland, USA TODAY The national campaign against distracted driving has focused on texting while driving and limiting the ... |
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Texting? Cellphone talking? While driving? No way! To be safe, be sane: Don't ...The Star-Ledger - NJ.com (blog) - Sep 26, 2010So, 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, 2010The US government held a national summit in Washington, focused on families and their losses from accidents while texting and driving. ... |
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U.S. agencies move to combat distracted driving by workers in the private sectorLexology (registration) - Roger S. Kaplan, Susan M. Corcoran - 29 Sep, 2010The Departments of Transportation and Labor have announced planned efforts, including new anti-distracted driving ... |
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Editorial: Don't text and driveNorth Shore Outlook - 29 Sep, 2010Just like drinking and driving, texting and driving don't mix. Neither does talking on a cellphone " or even pressing the send button on your smartphone ... |
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OSHA Partners with DOT to Combat Distracted DrivingSafety.BLR.com - 29 Sep, 2010A partnership between OSHA and the US Department of Transportation seeks to combat distracted driving. It is specifically targeting texting while driving on ... |
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PCI Highlights Four Keys to Addressing Distracted DrivingInsurance News Net (press release) - 29 Sep, 2010AP US NewsBrief at 12:59 pm EDT New research from the Highway Loss Data Institute on the effectiveness of texting bans while driving highlights the need to ... |
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The New Law goes into effect on Thursday September 30, 2010Billerica Townie News - Sandra Giroux - 29 Sep, 2010A joint House-Senate panel on June 22 reached their compromise using the two driving safety bills approved in 2010. HB 4795 bans texting while driving, ... |
Epidemic spurs an urgent call to actionFort Wayne Journal Gazette - 29 Sep, 2010Cell phones and driving are becoming almost as lethal as drinking and driving. A study from the American Journal of Public Health shows driving while ... |
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NEW POLL: Texting and drivingRandolph Herald - Teresa A. Franco - 29 Sep, 2010Will the new state law banning texting while driving change your phone habits at the wheel? Let up know by taking our poll at the bottom ... |
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Editorial: Avoid texting behind wheelLehigh Acres News Star - 29 Sep, 2010As more distractions keep drivers from focusing on the road - the radio, eating, talking on the cell phone and texting - people's lives are in danger. ... |
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Texting-while-driving ban begins Sept. 30Newton TAB - Steve Annear - 29 Sep, 2010The state will crack down on “texting-while-driving” by having law officials enforce strict penalties on anyone in violation of ... |
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Tri-Town Chiefs Support New LawWanderer (blog) - 29 Sep, 2010A new Safe Driving Law will take effect in Massachusetts on September 30, 2010, after passing House and Senate lawmakers in June. ... |
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Recent Study Shows High Numbers of Deaths From Texting While DrivingState Journal - Brooks Taylor - 29 Sep, 2010Texting is a distraction for drivers that can have fatal consequences. A recent study by the University of North Texas Health Science ... |
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People Still Texting and Driving Despite LawFOX 9 News - 29 Sep, 2010EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - It is illegal to text and drive but it seems people are not listening. Some new research found drivers are still texting and it could ... |
Klobuchar calls for new efforts to reduce distracted drivingCoon Rapids ECM Publishers - 29 Sep, 2010Washington, DC " US Sen. Amy Klobuchar today (Tuesday, Sept. 28) urged government officials to aggressively examine highway safety provisions in the current ... |
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Texting on the Sly Leads to More Car AccidentsGeekSugar.com - 29 Sep, 2010Texting while driving is banned in 30 states, but have you ever snuck in an SMS while you were behind the wheel? The answer for most of us is no, ... |
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Transportation, industry look for ways to stop distracted drivingNextgov - Brian Kalish - 29 Sep, 2010Distracted driving is a proven hazard, but how to stop it is a question many experts and government still are trying to answer. ... |
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US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces 2009 Distracted Driving ...Docuticker - Sep 28, 2010On the eve of the 2010 Distracted Driving Summit, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that distracted driving-related crashes claimed ... |
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Eighty-eight percent rated texting or e-mailing a very serious threat, ranking ...Conroe Courier - Sep 28, 2010Fifty-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 Safety ... |
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University of North Texas Study Establishes the Need for Legislation Banning ...InjuryBoard.com - Jeremy Thurman - Sep 28, 2010A new study from the University of North Texas Health Science Center is shedding additional light on the dangers of texting while driving. ... |
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Texting while driving law to take effectMy Fox Boston - Sep 28, 2010BOSTON (FOX 25 / MyFoxBoston.com) - Texting while driving will soon be banned here in the Bay State, and for good reason. A new report shows at least 16000 ... |
FMCSA Bans Texting by TruckersSafety.BLR.com - Sep 28, 2010Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) drivers have been banned from texting while operating a CMV in interstate commerce. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety ... |
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Texting while driving killed at least 16000 in USInternational Business Times - Sep 28, 2010By IBTimes Staff Reporter | September 28, 2010 9:10 AM EDT An estimated 16000 people in the US have died in accidents caused by drivers sending text ... |
The Deadly Distracted Driving EpidemicCNBC - Phil LeBeau - Sep 28, 2010The latest data this week on accidents and deaths related to distracted driving (texting and driving, web surfing and driving, etc.) ought to scare you. ... |
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