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Existing Alabama laws, public awareness already effective tools to combat impaired driving, officials say
Birmingham :: AL :: USA | 3 days ago
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While tightening blood alcohol content laws could have some impact, Alabama's existing laws, enforcement techniques and public awareness have measurable effects on drunk driving, state public safety and transportation representatives said. The
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Phone 'distractions' blamed for road...
New York City :: NY :: USA | 4 days ago
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Thursday 16 May 2013 Last Update 16 May 2013 2:54 am Twenty percent of all road fatalities occur when motorists use their mobile phones while driving, according to the Traffic Safety Committee. Eighty-four percent of vehicle accidents are caused by
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Texting and driving: Cell rivals join campaign about dangers of own product
New York City :: NY :: USA | 5 days ago
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Cell rivals join campaign about dangers of own product Cell phone companies are banding together in an ad campaign that aims to educate teens and adults on the dangers of texting and driving. By Staff , Associated Press / May 14, 2013 New York The
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Texting Teens Take Other Risks
New York City :: NY :: USA | 6 days ago
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Published May 13, 2013 Reuters Teenagers who text while driving are also more likely to engage in other risky activities, such as riding with an intoxicated driver or not wearing a seatbelt, a new study suggests...Centers for Disease Control and
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Among new laws Tuesday: Cellphone ban for teen drivers
Cedar City :: UT :: USA | 6 days ago
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The Salt Lake Tribune First Published 16 minutes ago Updated 4 minutes ago A few years ago, state Rep. Lee Perry who is also a Utah Highway Patrol lieutenant was investigating an accident that killed a young driver. She had been talking on a
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Study: Teens who text and drive take even more risks
New York City :: NY :: USA | 7 days ago
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EDT May 13, 2013 More than 4 in 10 teens admit to texting while driving, and those that do are more likely to engage in other risks while driving. If your teen texts while driving, chances are he or she also practices other dangerous motor vehicle
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Texting at the wheel kills more teenagers every year than drink-driving, study reveals
London :: United Kingdom | 9 days ago
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10 May 2013 Texting while behind the wheel has overtaken drink driving as the biggest cause of death among teenagers in America. More than 3,000 teenagers are killed every year in car crashes caused by texting while driving compared to 2,700 from
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Studies for National Youth Traffic Safety Month
New York City :: NY :: USA | 12 days ago
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As we observe National Youth Traffic Safety Month, let's take a look at some recent studies that show we need to do more to keep our kids safe on the road. The first showed that texting while driving "is very prevalent among adolescents in the U.S."
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Rules of the Road: Is it legal to hold a cellphone like a walkie-talkie? Or to pull over just to answer a call?
Bellingham :: WA :: USA | 13 days ago
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When driving and not having a hands-free device, is it legal to pull over to the shoulder to answer a call?...Another writer asks: I see more and more people holding their cellphones in front of them like a walkie-talkie while driving. I looked up
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Texting While Driving Laws Not Being Enforced: Survey
London :: United Kingdom | 14 days ago
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In at least a half a dozen states, there are fewer than 10 tickets being handed out a month. For example, in North Dakota, the Highway Patrol has only issued 117 citations since the law was enacted Aug. 1, 2011. However, the statistics are not the
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