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Senators mulling a nationwide ban on texting while driving

Last time we checked in with the issue of texting while driving, the NHTSA practically claimed it was gagged by Congress. Fast forward a week -- after the New York Times report and the results of a Virginia Tech study -- and now a group of Democratic senators is proposing a nationwide ban on texting behind the wheel. In a study of truckers, VA Tech said the increased risk of an accident was 23-times higher when texting and six-times higher when simply dialing or reaching for "an electronic device." In response to those kinds of numbers, ... Read more →

fortwo billed as birth control for teenagers? Jonathon Ramsey

Click above to see how "teen-friendly" the smart fortwo is. We all know what teenagers do in the back seats of cars, don't we? Since the smart fortwo only comes with two seats, it's something that ...

Study: Kids are the biggest driver distraction Chris Tutor

OK, anyone with kids probably said the same thing we did after reading the headline, "Duh." We hope LV, a British insurance company, didn't pay much for this study, which says distractions from kids ...

Senators mulling a nationwide ban on texting while driving 4 months ago on Autoblog

Last time we checked in with the issue of texting while driving, the NHTSA practically claimed it was gagged by Congress. Fast forward a week -- after the New York Times report and the results of a Virginia Tech study -- and now a group of Democratic senators is proposing a nationwide ban on ...

fortwo billed as birth control for teenagers? 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to see how "teen-friendly" the smart fortwo is. We all know what teenagers do in the back seats of cars, don't we? Since the smart fortwo only comes with two seats, it's something that any parent will never have to worry about. And Dave Schembri, SmartUSA president, wanted to put ...

Study: Kids are the biggest driver distraction 2 years ago on Autoblog

OK, anyone with kids probably said the same thing we did after reading the headline, "Duh." We hope LV, a British insurance company, didn't pay much for this study, which says distractions from kids cause even more accidents than mobile phones. They could have asked almost anyone with children ...






Autoblog Podcast #156: Paukert comes back for more! 

Chris, Dan, and Editor Paukert chat and give each other grief. Merriment ensues.

 
 

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