Distracted Driving
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Research on Distracted Driving; Fairfax Plans for Transportation Projects; Tuesday's Primaries
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I-95 drivers face distracted driving
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AAA and Transurban, the company behind the 95 hot lane construction project, surveyed nearly 1,000 drivers who regularly use 95 and found nearly all reported seeing someone engage in dangerous, distracted behaviors.
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Maryland strengthens distracted driving law
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The General Assembly passed a measure on Monday to make talking on a handheld cellphone while in driving a vehicle a primary offense.
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Maryland House OKs strengthening distracted driving law
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The House voted 106-29 on Thursday to make talking on a handheld cell phone while driving a primary offense. That means a police officer could pull a driver over, if observed talking on a cell phone.
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Ban on texting, using cellphones while driving a mission for the White House
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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is stepping up efforts to fight distracted driving and is pressuring states to ban texting and hand-held cellphone use by drivers.
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Distracted Driving: Study shows teen girls take more risks than boys
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A frightening new survey has caught the attention of parents. It shows that teen girls take more risks than boys behind the wheel.
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National Work Zone Awareness Week
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Nationally, 720 workers and motorists were killed in highway work zones in 2008, the last time data was made available. In Virginia, there more than 2,000 crashes around these zones.
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Thomas Stone High students get lesson on distracted driving
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Students at Thomas Stone High School got a wake-up call Thursday about distracted driving as they witnessed a re-enactment of a fatal drunk driving accident.
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Smartphone audio in cars overtaking radio
The number of Americans who connected their cell phone to their automobile doubled from 2010 to 2011. Why trust what's on the AM/FM radio when you can simply listen to a This American Life podcast of your own choosing?
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Texts from distracted driving crash released by victim's boyfriend
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A series of heartwrenching text messages is being used by the boyfriend of a car accident victim to warn people to pay attention when driving.
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Fairfax distracted driving effort targets teens
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To demonstrate the effects of distracted driving, Fairfax County Police put some teens behind the wheel at a test course Tuesday morning.
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