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Survey: Front seat belt use at record level in NJ

2010-07-29 PhillyBurbs.com

More New Jerseyans than ever are using front seat belts, but use of seat belts by back seat passengers has declined, according to a recent observational survey conducted by the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

ThumbWars Campaign Pits Teens Against Texting While Driving

2010-07-28 Wusa9.com

WASHINGTON, DC (WUSA) -- Teenagers across Washington are declaring war on the roads to end distracted driving. New driver 16-year-old Asia Martin is one of thousands joining a new safe driving campaign by dosomething.

Challenge brings home the danger of distracted driving

2010-07-28 IndyStar.com

Tara Boelke's driving lesson with her mother, Sheila, was going smoothly enough. But then they felt a jolt -- and something rolling under the tires. "Mom, did I hit something while backing up?" 16-year-old Tara asked as she lowered her cell phone from her ear to her lap.

LaHood to hold second distracted driving summit

2010-07-27 The Detroit News (AP)

Washington -- The U.S. Department of Transportation will hold a second summit on distracted driving in September -- possibly at the same time Congress will be considering an overhaul of the nation's auto safety laws.

2010-07-22 NJ.com

Sen. Richard Codey has the right idea. He's leading an effort that would make New Jersey's penalties for cell-phone use while driving the toughest in the nation.

Must-See Video Shows How Distracted Driving Increases Employer Liability

2010-07-21 Forbes.com

07.21.10, 09:57 AM EDT BusinessWire - ZoomSafer, the leading provider of policy management software to prevent distracted driving, today released a new safe driving video entitled, Distracted Driving: A Company's Worst Nightmare.

Ten Tips To Keep Teens Safe Behind The Wheel

2010-07-21 News 4 Jax

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Guardrails making Florida's Turnpike safer

2010-07-17 Sun-Sentinel.com

Florida's roads are not normally a source of good news. But give credit where it's due the guardrails on Florida's Turnpike have improved safety tremendously, with fatal accidents and deaths dropping by more than half in five years.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Kicks Off Statewide Anti-Texting Campaign With Con-way Freight and Roush Fenway Racing

2010-07-16 Yahoo! Finance US

Public Safety Initiative Introduces New "No Texting" Logo, Calls on All Missouri Motorists to Put Down Their Cell Phones and PDAs and Focus on Safe Driving When Behind...

Delaware roads: Survey suggests seat-belt use up

2010-07-16 Delawareonline

Seat-belt usage surveys conducted in the state last month have shown the number of people buckling up in the state has jumped 3 percent over last year, state highway officials say.

Undercover police in NJ again pose as pedestrians to educate motorists about crosswalk law

2010-07-15 Columbus Republic (AP)

CHERRY HILL, N.J. Garden State motorists may find it pays to be aware of the rules about pedestrian crosswalks. The Division of Highway Safety announced Thursday that it is renewing its pedestrian decoy program for the remainder of the summer.

Distracted driving and the summer road trip

2010-07-15 MSNBC Travel

Popular routes take motorists across state lines, foreign legal...

Lawmaker wants strictest cell phone laws in the country for N.J. drivers

2010-07-15 NJ.com

"When you look at the stats, its mind boggling, especially among young people," said Codey (D-Essex). "Weve all witnessed people driving erratically and you get to a light and see them in an animated conversation on their cell phone or texting.

Officials vow crackdown on aggressive driving, speeding

2010-07-08 Baltimore Sun

Simulation shows impact on pedestrian hit at 40...

Vibrating car seats give early accident warning

2010-07-08 MSNBC Travel

Seat uses sense of touch to alert drivers to cars in blind...

Transportation Secretary LaHood criticizes effort lobbying against laws fighting distracted driving

2010-07-08 Denver Post (AP)

WASHINGTON Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood criticized a fledgling lobbying campaign on Wednesday which he said would undermine his work to limit drivers' use of cellphones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel.

National Safety Council President Joins Transportation Secretary LaHood to Address Distracted...

2010-07-07 Forbes.com

07.07.10, 04:04 PM EDT ITASCA, Ill., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- National Safety Council President Janet Froetscher today emphasized the leadership of the business community in calling for strong laws and visible enforcement, combined with education, to eliminate cell phone distracted driving.

Teens react to graphic anti-texting ad

2010-06-29 Charlotte Observer

It's a public service announcement that will make you sick. Teenagers in a car...texting. Talking. But the car ride turns deadly in an instant. The teens in the car are killed or injured; a family in another car left with fatalities as well.

Kansas new seat belt law wont cost violators much more than a Big Mac

2010-06-27 Kansas City Star

What seemed like a big leap for traffic safety in Kansas may turn out to be a baby step. Sure, police can now pull you over because youre not wearing a seat belt.

2010-06-27 The Sunday Paper

Georgias new ban on texting while driving goes into effect July 1. Heres what you need to know.

Patrick studying distracted driving bill in wake of Senate approval - Local News Updates - MetroDesk - The Boston Globe

2010-06-25 The Boston Globe Blogs

By John R. Ellement, Globe Staff The Patrick administration today said it is studying legislation that would make it illegal to drive while texting and that would ban teenagers from using cellphones while behind the wheel.

Safe driver bill falls short - BostonHerald.com

2010-06-24 BostonHerald.com

For this we waited all those months? Lawmakers this week finally released compromise legislation designed to crack down on distracted driving on Massachusetts roadways, whether its a confused oldster or a texting teeny-bopper behind the wheel.

States embrace roundabouts for intersections

2010-06-23 USA Today

For almost 10 years, Richard Towner braced himself for possible crashes as cars zipped through the intersection of Choptank and Churchtown roads north of Middletown, Del.

In California, license plates might go electronic

2010-06-20 Washington Examiner

SACRAMENTO, CALIF. As electronic highway billboards flashing neon advertisements become more prevalent, the next frontier in distracted driving is already approaching ad-blaring license plates.

Adults as likely to text while driving as teens, study says

2010-06-18 CNN.com

By Eva Vasquez, Special to CNN | Filed under: Mobile RELATED TOPICS (CNN) -- Adults are just as likely as teenagers to text while driving, according to a report released Friday by the Pew Research Center's Internet & American Life Project.

State is lagging in efforts to reduce distracted driving

2010-06-15 Boston Globe

Massachusetts lags behind many states in addressing distracted driving, which is increasingly cited as a factor in fatal automobile accidents, according to a report that will be released today by the Governors Highway Safety Association.

Vital Signs - Safety - Distracted Driving as a Medical Condition

2010-06-14 The New York Times

Family doctors routinely ask their patients whether they smoke, watch their diet, remember to fasten their seat belt. Now, in an essay in The New England Journal of Medicine, a doctor suggests adding a question to that litany: Do you drive while texting or talking on a cellphone? Related More Vital Signs...

Campaign pushes to raise minimum driving age to 16

2010-06-14 Tennessean.com

Higher driving age...

Just don't DUIT

2010-06-11 PhillyBurbs.com

Now that Oprah's on the case, and several studies confirm just how dangerous texting while driving can be, I don't feel so bad about not being able to accomplish it.

Two seconds to save a teens life

2010-06-10 AJC.com

With teenagers gearing up for the summer driving season, two seconds is all it takes to create a safety state of mind in our children. I know. My first wife was killed in a car accident 10 years ago, and my son unbuckled suffered severe brain trauma after being thrown from the car.

State Senate drops texting ball

2010-06-09 The Post and Courier

Sure, South Carolina's Legislature spent a lot of time on a variety of weighty topics last session: how to meet a budget shortfall, how to punish a philandering governor, how to bring Boeing to the Lowcountry.

Red Decal Has N.J. Teens Seeing Red

2010-06-04 The Wall Street Journal [US Edition]

A New Jersey law requiring young drivers to stick a red decal on their license plates expectedly upset teenagers. But the ire has crossed generations. Parents, too, are protesting the overhaul of the state's rules for young drivers.

Seat belts and air bags are not up to the task of protecting the obese or very thin

2010-06-03 Hartford Courant

A new safety study that shows how the size of drivers wearing seat belts affects their chances of dying in a crash has some good news for obese men but not for women who are either heavier or thinner than average.

Texting While Driving Ban Awaits Perdue's Signature

2010-06-01 My Fox Atlanta

By TACOMA PERRY/myfoxatlanta ATLANTA - Hundreds of students at Morgan County High School plan to hold a telethon Tuesday morning to petition the governor to pass Caleb's Law.

Kansas bans texting for all drivers

2010-05-26 Commercial Carrier Journal

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood commended Kansas Gov. Mark Parkinson for signing an anti-texting-while-driving bill into law for all drivers in his state.

Beware summers 100 deadliest days

2010-05-25 AJC.com

Although the Memorial Day holiday at the end of May celebrates the service and sacrifice of our men and women in uniform, it is also a somewhat grim milestone in the year for other reasons.

Govt: About 45 million Americans dont buckle up - BostonHerald.com

2010-05-24 BostonHerald.com

WASHINGTON The government estimated today that 45 million Americans are not buckling up in their cars, a poor habit that factors into thousands of highway deaths every year.

Driven to distraction

2010-05-24 Arkansas Times

Stand at any intersection in Little Rock and it won't be long before a driver comes through, cell phone to ear. It's true even in Washington, where cell phone use while driving is illegal.

LaHood takes cellphone fight global

2010-05-18 Get There - The Washington Post Blogs

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood will go global with his crusade against distracted driving Wednesday, joining United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to launch an international effort.

Cell phone limits on railroad operators sought

2010-05-17 MSNBC

Transportation Department proposal applies to other electronic...

Missouri declines to join list of states banning texting while driving

2010-05-17 St. Louis Post-Dispatch (AP)

JEFFERSON CITY Texting while driving is recognized by experts as dangerous behavior. But while Missouri's laws have banned the practice since August for motorists 21 and younger, the state Legislature declined to extend the ban to all drivers before wrapping up its annual session Friday.

AAA will use graphic video to deter texting-and-driving

2010-05-14 Charlotte Observer

COLUMBIA AAA Carolinas plans to shock S.C. motorists with the danger of texting while driving by showing a graphic video from Britain depicting a staged three-car accident that kills four people.

Traffic cameras divide nation's drivers

2010-05-14 USA TODAY

Some communities embrace the devices and pass laws to allow them; others protest their presence or enact laws to abolish them. Advocates of cameras say automated traffic enforcement is going to be increasingly necessary as the nation seeks further reductions in road deaths.

Teen drivers need tough love, not pals

2010-05-10 The News & Observer

The list of advice for parents of teen drivers is long. Have a firm stance against alcohol, always know the other kids they're out with, don't let them drive with a car full of teens, have firm rules and expectations with consequences if they're broken, be a good role model.

Working To Stop Teens Texting Behind The Wheel

2010-05-10 WBUR.org

Kids say they just can't help it: They pretty much text all day long -- even while driving. And texting and driving is a dangerous combination. Research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that in 2008 alone, nearly 6,000 people were killed and more than 500,000 were injured in...

Cell phones raise teen nighttime driving risks

2010-05-06 The Seattle Times

Nighttime driving is becoming more hazardous for American teenagers and the likely cause is talking and texting on cell phones while operating a vehicle, according to a study released Thursday.

DriveCam Continues Insights Series

2010-05-03 News Blaze

SAN DIEGO - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Just in time for WasteExpo and the Waste Training Institute, DriveCam Inc., a global Driver Risk Management (DRM) company, continued its Insights Series by releasing its second DriveCam Insights Report.

Ga. Drivers Could Face Fines for Texting While Driving

2010-05-03 13WMAZ

Georgia drivers may soon face new restrictions on cell phone use while driving. Two bills are awaiting the governor's signature after passing the House and Senate the final day of the 2010 legislative session.

Michigan becomes 24th state to ban texting

2010-05-03 Commercial Carrier Journal

Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm on Friday, April 30, signed an anti-texting bill into law, making the state the 24th with such a ban. The newly-signed legislation explicitly prohibits a person from reading, writing or sending text messages while driving a vehicle in Michigan.

Oprahs No Phone Zone Day

2010-04-30 Wheels

Harpo, Inc. Oprah Winfrey, standing with families of the victims who died in distracted-driving accidents. Any readers take Oprahs No Phone Zone pledge yet? The pledge to make cars cell-free zones is part of a national campaign to combat distracted driving by Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Studios.

Mich. gov. to sign texting-driving ban on 'Oprah'

2010-04-30 Boston Globe

DETROITMichigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will sign legislation with a little more pomp and promotion than usual. Granholm signs into law the state's texting-while-driving ban Friday during a broadcast of "The Oprah Winfrey Show.

Auto Club Study: Texting While Driving on the Rise

2010-04-28 News Blaze

After an initial drop, texting while driving appears to be on the rise 15 months after California's texting ban was implemented, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California's latest observational roadside survey of drivers.

Two key life-saving bills stuck in the house in this last week of session

2010-04-26 ABC 27 HD

AAA urges Floridians to Get Involved TAMPA, Fla. (April 26, 2010) The Booster Seat Bill (SB316/HB387) sponsored by Sen. Thad Altman of Melbourne, Rep.

State Highway Safety Plan Takes on Distracted Driving

2010-04-22 Fox 14 TV

SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Driver distractions have joined alcohol and speeding as leading factors in fatal and serious injury crashes.

Five Elementary School Students Honored with AAA Lifesaving Medal for their Heroic Actions

2010-04-21 Forbes.com

04.21.10, 10:36 AM EDT AAA School Safety Patrol celebrates 90th anniversary in nation's capital by honoring students who saved the life of another WASHINGTON, April 21 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AAA honored five elementary school students today with the prestigious AAA Lifesaving Medal for their heroic...

A route to safer driving

2010-04-19 Chicago Sun-Times

DRIVESHARP | Software program shown to improve seniors' skills behind...

Street Smarts: 'Driver's Yoga' teaches motorists to become one with their ride, be better drivers

2010-04-19 Santa Cruz Sentinel (AP)

When you drive, does your mind wander? While tooling down the road, are you thinking about things that happened yesterday, your to-do list for today and the people in your life? If so, that's distracted driving and operating a motor vehicle while your mind is not fully devoted to the task can lead to a...

Pedal misapplication and older drivers

2010-04-18 San Diego Union Tribune (AP)

PEDAL MISAPPLICATION What: Stepping on the accelerator instead of the brake. Who: It can happen to anyone, but pedal-error accidents by the elderly get the most attention.

NHTSA Awards recognize efforts to make roadways safer

2010-04-16 Better Roads

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) presented awards on April 12 that honored 19 individuals and one organization for exemplary achievements in promoting highway safety.

Ky. Bans Texting When Driving, Penalties In Effect

2010-04-16 KyPost.com

COVINGTON, Ky. -- Governor Steve Beshear signed a bill into law Thursday that bans texting while driving in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The new law is all part of an effort to reduce a growing toll of distracted driving.

Rep. Barca: Texting while driving ban passes Senate; bill returns to Assebly for final concurrence

2010-04-14 WisPolitics.com

MADISON - Today the State Senate voted 30-3 to pass legislation, authored by Representative Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) and others, which will ban text messaging and e-mailing while driving.

Lane Departure Warning Systems for the Rest of Us

2010-04-13 Wheels

Mobileye C2-170. Sophisticated driver assistance safety technologies, such as beeping lane departure warning systems and dashboard lights that flash when you follow another car too closely, have generally only been available as a factory-installed option on new cars.

Fatal Accident Raises Questions About Senior Drivers

2010-04-13 8 HD Lasvegasnow

LAS VEGAS - For some drivers, age is just a number, and getting behind the wheel is an everyday part of life. "You've got to have a car," driver Leonard Fields said.

Traffic deaths down, but not low enough

2010-04-12 USA Today

Fewer Americans are killed in automobile crashes than at any time since the 1950s, but the nation can do better much better, according to a growing number of highway safety advocates and transportation officials pushing the USA to adopt a goal of zero traffic fatalities.

Pedestrian deaths account for 12 percent of all Louisiana crash fatalities

2010-04-08 Southwest Daily News

BATON ROUGE, LA (AP) - Many Louisianians understand that driving while intoxicated is dangerous and against the law, but few realize that walking while intoxicated can also be unsafe.

Phone in one hand, ticket in the other campaign to curb distracted driving announced

2010-04-08 TheTrucker.com

WASHINGTON As part of its continuing effort to combat distracted driving, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is kicking off pilot programs in Hartford, Conn.

Calif. bill hikes fines for illegal cell phone use

2010-04-05 MSNBC

Court costs and fees drive up the actual cost beyond the...

Motorcycles With Antilock Brakes Have Fewer Fatal Crashes and Lower Insurance Losses Than Bikes...

2010-04-05 Forbes.com

04.05.10, 09:45 AM EDT ARLINGTON, Va., April 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Antilock brakes for motorcycles significantly reduce crashes, removing some of the risk that comes with riding on 2 wheels.

Supertaskers: Why Multitasking Comes Easily for Some

2010-04-05 Yahoo! News

Multitasking has become a way of life. Most of us think nothing of juggling a couple of chores at once, whether at home or in the office or, most dangerously, on the road.

Decision to give updriving has implications for seniors and family

2010-04-05 Courier Press (AP)

It may be one of the most delicate topics a health professional can broach with an elderly patient not sex, or even end-of-life choices, but driving.

Ten best states for teen drivers

2010-04-03 eXaminer.com

Car accident statistics repeatedly reveal that people aged fifteen to twenty are at an increased risk of getting into a motor vehicle accident than any other group.

LaHood Targets Fords Sync Ad for Distracted Driving

2010-04-01 U.S.News & World Report

| | Print By Paul Bedard, Washington Whispers In his bid to get state governments and local police to enforce laws barring drivers from texting behind the wheel and using phone devices, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has started to do some policing on his own.

Parents, teens hone driving together

2010-04-01 Florida Today (AP)

For many parents, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration statistics on teen driving are frightening. A teenager is injured in a car crash every 55 seconds.

Transportation Dept. seeks ban on texting in trucks

2010-04-01 USA Today

| | | WASHINGTON (AP) The Transportation Department on Wednesday proposed a ban on text messaging at the wheel by interstate truck and bus drivers, following up on its call to reduce distractions that lead to crashes.

AAA Clubs of New Jersey Release Report on the Evaluation of New Jersey s Graduated Driver License Law

2010-03-29 TheAlternativePress.com

The AAA Clubs of New Jersey today announced the release of a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety report evaluating New Jersey s Graduated Driver License (GDL) law.

The National Safety Council Releases White Paper on Brain Distraction During Cell Phone Use While Driving

2010-03-26 FOX44 News

ITASCA, Ill., March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Safety Council today released a white paper describing the risks of using a cell phone while driving.

Young N.J. drivers to sport decals on vehicles

2010-03-25 The Philadelphia Inquirer

TRENTON - Young drivers soon will be easier for police to spot in New Jersey. The state Motor Vehicle Commission yesterday introduced red decals that some motorists younger than 21 must display on their license plates, making New Jersey the first state to alert police when a new driver is behind the wheel.

Using a cell phone behind the wheel is like driving drunk, say experts

2010-03-25 Metro - Cleveland.com

More than one out of every four traffic crashes -- or roughly 1.6 million annually -- involves a chitchatting or texting person sitting behind the wheel, according to a recent report released by the National Safety Council.

HOUSE PASSES MARKEY RESOLUTION NAMING APRIL NATIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH

2010-03-24 TMCnet.com

Mar 24, 2010 (Congressional Documents and Publications/ContentWorks via COMTEX) -- Tuesday, March 23, 2010 Contact BEN MARTER 202-503-7888 HOUSE PASSES MARKEY RESOLUTION NAMING APRIL NATIONAL DISTRACTED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH WASHINGTON--The U.

Older drivers class sharpens skills in name of safety

2010-03-24 Post-Gazette (AP)

"Where do you place your hands on the steering wheel?" Safety adviser J.J. Miller asked the 13 people attending a recent AAA Mature Drivers Program in Bethel Park.

Updated Physician Guide on Older Drivers Released

2010-03-22 Modern Medicine

AMA guide urges physician intervention with seniors to reduce motor vehicle...

West Virginia Likely to Become Latest State to Ban Texting While Driving

2010-03-19 Automotive Industry Today

The West Virginia legislature is debating the merits of outlawing texting while driving. March 19, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- West Virginia Likely to Become Latest State to Ban Texting While Driving 19 states, the District of Columbia and Guam have already enacted bans on texting while driving.

U.S. News Media Group and Allstate Insurance Company Release 2010 Best States for Teen Drivers

2010-03-18 SunHerald.com

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- /PRNewswire/ -- In an effort to raise awareness for teen driver safety, U.S. News Media Group today published its first ranking of the Best States for Teen Drivers, available online at www.

New Rules for Teen Drivers in New York

2010-03-18 Automotive Industry Today

Teen drivers already face a lot of challenges as they drive on New York's crowded highways. And thanks to new laws, they now face additional obstacles on their way to the road.

Living With the Electronic Car

2010-03-16 The Wall Street Journal - World News

Maybe it's time to consider higher standards of driver training and licensing.

Volvo Encourages U.S. Employers to Adopt Distracted Driving Policies

2010-03-16 EIN Presswire

-- As numerous consumer education campaigns surface to eliminate the dangers of distracted driving, Volvo Cars of North America (VCNA) invites other U.

Ban on texting while driving advanced in Neb.

2010-03-16 Forbes.com

, LINCOLN, Neb. -- By a razor-thin margin, Nebraska lawmakers gave first-round approval Tuesday to a proposed ban on texting while driving, putting the state on track to join a growing number of states with similar laws.

Traffic Fatalities Drop to Record Low

2010-03-12 Wheels

The number of people who died last year in motor vehicle accidents in the United States dropped to a record low in 2009, the Transportation Department announced Thursday.

Coalition Formed to Promote Public Road Safety

2010-03-12 ABC 27 HD

Partnership for Advancing Road Safety working to prevent red light running, speeding, distracted driving in North America WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A coalition of road safety advocates has formed the Partnership for Advancing Road Safety (PARS) and vowed to make roads safer by raising...

US traffic deaths reach record low

2010-03-11 Yahoo! News

WASHINGTON (AFP) US driving deaths dropped to their lowest level ever recorded last year, which officials attribute to public service campaigns, less driving and safer roads and vehicles, government data showed Thursday.

House OKs ban on driver texting

2010-03-11 Tulsa World (AP)

OKLAHOMA CITY The House passed a measure Wednesday that would ban texting while driving. House Bill 3250, by Rep. Sue Tibbs, R-Tulsa, and Rep. Danny Morgan, D-Prague, passed by a vote of 70-28 and heads to the Senate.

When is someone too old to drive?

2010-03-10 HeraldNet

It may be one of the most delicate topics a health professional can broach with an elderly patient not sex, or even end-of-life choices, but driving.

Driven to Distraction - Distracted Driving in Ambulances and Police Cruisers

2010-03-10 The New York Times

They are the most wired vehicles on the road, with dashboard computers, sophisticated radios, navigation systems and cellphones. Driven to Distraction High-Speed Multitasking Articles in this series examined the dangers of drivers using cellphones and other electronic devices, and efforts to deal with the...

Giving Up The Keys

2010-03-10 KyPost.com

Scripps Howard News Service It may be one of the most delicate topics a health professional can broach with an elderly patient -- not sex, or even end-of-life choices, but driving.

Word to youth: Texting, driving don't mix

2010-03-07 USA Today

Mariah West was a devoted texter. At 18, she could hold dinner conversations with her family while surreptitiously texting with friends, hiding her cellphone under the table.

N.J. police have issued 225K in citations for cell phone use while driving

2010-03-03 NJ.com

Andrew Mills/The Star-LedgerUsing hand-held cellular devices while driving is illegal in New Jersey, but it is rampant nonetheless: Clockwise from top left, in the parking lot at Monmouth Mall in Eatontown, on Route 24, on Route 287 and again at Monmouth Mall.

Oprah Winfrey continues to promote the No Phone Zone

2010-03-03 eXaminer.com

Oprah Winfrey continues to promote her No Phone Zone campaign that she started back in January of 2010. On a a special No Phone Zone page on Oprah.

State Senate backs ban on text messaging while driving

2010-03-03 Telegram.com

Bill also requires senior drivers to be...

Helping to tell whether it's time for elderly drivers to yield

2010-03-02 The Washington Post

Gradually, almost imperceptibly, Tom Harrison began to lose flexibility in his neck and trunk. He was in his early 80s. There are worse things at that age, right? Then a test offered by Greenspring, a community for older people in Springfield, where Harrison lives, revealed that the stiffness limited his...

Health matters: Dedicated mom works to avert tragedy of teen DUIs

2010-03-02 San Jose Mercury News

Updated: 03/02/2010 11:24:46 PM PST When Debra Maher enters a high school, her goal is to dramatically instill in teenagers the dangers of impaired decisions made after consuming alcohol.

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