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April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
It’s an all too familiar scene: I pull up to a red light and stop. I hear the “ding” coming from the phone in my purse. Should I look? I’m stopped, after all. I decide,…
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What Are You Looking At?! The Dangers of Distracting Driving
No seriously, what are you looking at? If you’re driving, are you looking at the road, or are you catching up on your favorite blog and texting your spouse about dinner? The unfortunate fact of…
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Recent Survey Results on Distracted Driving
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released survey results on April 5, 2013 showing that Americans continue to use electronic devices while driving, despite laws and evidence that such distracted…
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Distracted Driving in All Ages
Who are the most distracted drivers? You might be surprised. According to a recent poll, college educated and higher income drivers scored highest in almost every category of “distracted” driving. Poll statistics indicate ninety-three percent…
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Teen Drivers: Stats and Tips
There are few things in life more exciting for teen drivers, and more unnerving for parents than receiving the license to drive. This important rite of passage marks the first big step toward adulthood and…
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Distracted Driving Is An Increasing Problem
US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced recently that the updated traffic fatality data for 2010 indicated that highway deaths are at the lowest levels they have been in six decades.[1] This is apparently due in…
