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Volvo buys full-page ads to pledge support for distracted driving legislation
Volvo has publicly stated that it would like to eradicate accident-related injuries and deaths per year by the year 2020; an extraordinarily lofty goal that would obviously save countless lives. But in the next ten years, hundreds of thousands of drivers will die in traffic accidents in the U.S. alone, and Volvo feels that anti-distracted driving legislation passing through Washington right now could save quite a few. To support the legislation, Volvo took out full-page ads in yesterday's Washington Post and USA Today. Volvo points out ... Read more →
Semi-Dangerous? Truckers group says texting while driving is safe, necessary Chris Shunk
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Transportation Secretary LaHood calls for September 'distracted driving' summit? Chris Shunk
A recent study from Virginia Tech showed that texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to get into a crash and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is looking to address the problem ...
Most Americans want texting-while-driving banned, but admit guilt Jonathon Ramsey
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OMG! Washington first state to ban text messaging while driving John Neff
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Volvo buys full-page ads to pledge support for distracted driving legislation 1 month ago on Autoblog
Volvo has publicly stated that it would like to eradicate accident-related injuries and deaths per year by the year 2020; an extraordinarily lofty goal that would obviously save countless lives. But in the next ten years, hundreds of thousands of drivers will die in traffic accidents in the U.S. ...
Semi-Dangerous? Truckers group says texting while driving is safe, necessary 1 month ago on Autoblog
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/political_opinion/Semi_Dangerous_Truckers_say_texting_while_driving_is_safe'; Research shows that a driver can be as much as 23 times more likely to get into an accident if he or she is texting while driving. New legislation in Washington aims to ban texting while ...
Transportation Secretary LaHood calls for September 'distracted driving' summit? 3 months ago on Autoblog
A recent study from Virginia Tech showed that texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to get into a crash and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is looking to address the problem head-on with a September summit to study distracted driving. LaHood plans to to use the summit with law ...
Most Americans want texting-while-driving banned, but admit guilt 2 years ago on Autoblog
A recent Harris Poll found that an overwhelming 91% of Americans think it's unsafe to text message while driving. In fact, they think it's just as bad as driving after a couple of drinks, and 89% even think it should be outlawed. But that didn't stop a full 57% of them from admitting that they have ...
OMG! Washington first state to ban text messaging while driving 2 years ago on Autoblog
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/OMG_Washington_first_state_to_ban_text_messaging_while_driving'; If you're travelling down I-90 in Washington State and texting your BFF on a CrackBerry, then you might want to put it down. Washington has become the first U.S. state in the union to ban ...
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