In this video, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ad Council have teamed up with the hit Fox television show, Glee to create a message that highlight the dangers of texting while driving. You may have seen the actual episode of the show where Quinn, (played by actress Dianna Agron), was involved in the
We are all guilty of this deadly habit, yet many of us don’t even know when we are doing it. Our dependence on cell phones makes us do it even more. The offense is driving distracted. It happens when we are talking, texting, dialing, reaching, eating, reading or even grooming while we are driving and
At the 2012 American Association for Justice (AAJ) Winter Convention, more than 60 trial lawyers met to learn about efforts to end distracted driving.
Nearly 200 adolescents between 15-17 in six high schools across America were asked about their perceptions of a “good driver” and a “safe driver” in a recently published study in Injury Prevention
It’s not just drivers that suffer from the distraction of their mobile devices. According to a new study the amount of accidents involving headphone wearing pedestrians has more than tripled in the past six years.
YOUTH-Turn, a program of National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS), sponsored by the Casey Feldman Memorial Foundation and supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), is inspiring young people to turn traffic adversity into action with its annual Youth-Turn It Around Awards.
If you’re paying attention you’re likely to encounter the Academy’s new media campaign to alert the public to the dangers of distracted driving. The new distracted-driving television spot opens with a shot of a toy frog on a road.
Most adults who drive engage in distracted driving behaviors and readily admit doing so and know those behaviors increase the likelihood of accidents. A new poll release by Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll, indicates that most adults who drive on a regular basis readily admit to having engaged in distracted driving behaviors.
In recent years, the majority of states have passed laws limiting cell phone use while driving in an effort to reduce distracted driving accidents. While cell phones can be a distraction in driving, they are not the only form of distraction that is dangerous and illegal.
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