Teens who play mature-rated, risk-glorifying video games may be more likely than those who don’t to become reckless drivers who experience increases in automobile accidents, police stops and willingness to drink and drive, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.
The Department of Transportation (DOT)’s “Faces of Distracted Driving” campaign draws attention to the toll that distracted driving takes on its victims. Sadly, the public service effort shows no signs of running out of subjects.
California, Delaware will get millions for pilot projects
June 8, 2012
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving” that offers a comprehensive strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of using handheld cell phones behind the wheel.
Is distracted driving really a problem?
Distracted driving kills. The friends, family, and neighbors of the thousands of people killed each year in distracted driving crashes will tell you it is a very serious safety problem. The nearly half a million people injured each year will agree.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced the preliminary agenda for its upcoming forum, Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Substance-Impaired Driving.
Although a great deal of attention has been focused recently on the trendy topic of distracted driving, its effects are still dwarfed by those caused by driving under the influence.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is putting the final touches in place for its Attentive Driving: Countermeasures for Distraction forum, which will be held on Tuesday, March 27, 2012.