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• Handheld Cellphone Driving Ban May Go Statewide

  
  theexpiredmeter.com — Authority: 110
  Illinois State Representative John DAmico It’s illegal in Chicago, Evanston and Highland Park to operate a motor vehicle while using a handheld cell phone. But if Illinois State Representative John D’Amico (15th-Chicago) has his way, it may be soon be illegal on all Illinois roads. D’Amico introduced HB ...
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• Distractions such as cell phones and headphones increases pedestrian and bicycle accident risk

  
  Washington Injury Attorney Blog — Authority: 100
  Cellphone and loud music are a distraction when we’re driving, that’s common knowledge at this point. But there are more people on the road than just drivers, and these pedestrians and cyclists are also prone to distracting gadgets. This point is reinforced by a new study published in The Journal of Injury ...
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• You’re Distracted, Not Dumb

  
  Noisy Coworkers — Authority: 103
  Distraction & Lost IQ Do you feel distracted at work?  Do you see your colleagues as distracted?  Chances are, you answered yes to both.  I’m sure distraction has been a problem since the beginning of time, but I have a hard time believing it has ever exceeded the distractions of today.  We have technology ...
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• Headphone wearers risk traffic accidents

  
  TG Daily - All News — Authority: 637
  Weve all been told off, quite rightly, for distracted driving - but distracted walking? read more
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• Technology can help reduce distracted driving accidents

  
  Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views — Authority: 103
  Our Texas personal injury law firm has been warning Americans about distracted driving dangers for years. And in that time, many states — but not Texas — have passed laws banning texting and calling while operating a vehicle. But for distracted driving advocates to prevail, new technology is needed. Such ...
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• In a World of Apps and Texts and Too Many Calls, Local Insurance Agency Calls for a Focus on the Dangers of Distracted Driving

  
  Car key locksmiths — Authority: 134
  Houston, TX (PRWEB) October 23, 2011 Houston-based Barhorst Insurance Group (BIG), Nationwide Insurance, and SafeWay Driving Centers combine efforts to campaign against distracted driving and promote safety and responsibility behind the wheel. Its all about safety The statistics are grim, states Barhorst ...
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• Help End Distracted Driving

  
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  April 2012 will be National Distracted Driving Month. Lawyers across the country will be joining in a nation-wide campaign to help end distracted driving .   I am proud to say that I will be one of the many lawyers involved in this mission.   We will be speaking to more than 100,000 students across the nation on ...
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• Ad Council with New Campaign to Prevent Distracted Driving Accidents

  
  California Car Accident Lawyers - California Personal Injury Blog — Authority: 110
  The survey also shows that too many parents set a bad example for their children Faced with increasing evidence that teenage drivers continue to be at a higher risk of distracted driving accidents , federal highway safety agencies, attorney generals and the Ad Council have launched a nationwide campaign against ...
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• Dabbling

  
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  In case you hadn’t guessed by the montage I made in yesterday’s post, I have had a lot on my mind lately. A lot of it hasn’t been my fault and whenever I get to that comfortably numb point something or someone happens again to throw me right off kilter. It happened in that week after new years with ...
  2 weeks ago

• A Current Affair On Distracted Driving

  
  Safety in Motion - the Blank-IT Blog — Authority: 92
  One of Australia’s top-rating programs, Channel 9′s “ A Current Affair ” has broadcast an interesting feature on the dangers of Distracted Driving in Australia. Featuring interviews with academic experts and law enforcement representatives, the piece also includes a practical demonstration, using a driving ...
  2 weeks ago

• A little more on Driving while distracted

  
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  Tonight while checking out some blogs that I like to read on occasion I found some driving while distracted info on the KD8BIG Blog : The blog posting itself can be found here  and  I suggest y ou visit his blog and take a look around as in my opinion it makes for really good reading… 73bob
  2 weeks ago

• Distracted Drivers Are in Denial

  
  endDD: Join Us To End Distracted Driving by inspiring individuals and communities to take action. — Authority: 99
  Most adults who drive engage in distracted driving behaviors and readily admit doing so and know those behaviors increase the likelihood of accidents. A new poll release by Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll, indicates that most most adults who drive on a regular basis readily admit to having engaged in distracted ...
  2 weeks ago

• Do Distracted Driving Laws Focus Too Much on Cell Phones?

  
  endDD: Join Us To End Distracted Driving by inspiring individuals and communities to take action. — Authority: 99
  In recent years, the majority of states have passed laws limiting cell phone use while driving in an effort to reduce distracted driving accidents. While cell phones can be a distraction in driving, they are not the only form of distraction that is dangerous and illegal. What is Distracted Driving? The federal ...
  2 weeks ago

• Texting Accident Verdict for $8.8 Million

  
  Birmingham Al Personal Injury Blog — Authority: 97
  A jury has awarded $8.8 million to the family of a Florida woman who was fatally injured in a auto accident caused by a driver who was texting on his cell phone. The amount was awarded by a jury that was shown phone records indicating the defendant had been weaving and texting at the time of the crash. This verdict ...
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• CES Day Four: Michigan Innovation

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  How could I possibly top three straight 18-hour days prowling the International Consumer Electronics show? Easy, With a fourth 18-hour day that as usual held so much fascinating stuff that you don’t realize you’re tired until it’s over. The day began with a Consumer Electronics Association “power panel” on ...
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• Distracted Driving in the News – January 2012

  
  Safety in Motion - the Blank-IT Blog — Authority: 92
  An update on recent articles related to Distracted Driving: In this update we feature two interesting pieces: a New York Times article raising the question of insurance and distracted driving related accidents; a study claiming to show just how much more dangerous mp3/entertainment devices are than cellphones when ...
  2 weeks ago

• Defensive Jumping? And Distracted Driving

  
  SeaSpray's - I'ts a Wonderful Life! — Authority: 103
  After dinner, I went out to pick something up from the store. I was just driving along ..maybe on the highway a half mile when this car seemed to turn sharply toward me from the other line. Had the driver not caught their mistake, they wouldve slammed right into me in the front drivers corner/partial head on part ...
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• MDOT selected by TIA to produce distracted driving video

  
  River Country Journal — Authority: 128
  Narrowly missing being struck by a semi truck, you leave a busy intersection and hear the sound of screeching brakes and crunching metal. The car behind you was just hit broadside by a driver that inadvertently ran a red light. Later that night on the television news, you find out that one of the people involved in ...
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• New Laws Crack Down on Distracted Drivers — Los Angeles Times

  
  Latest News Today — Authority: 444
  Stephen Ceasar reports on distracted driving initiatives and law changes across the U.S. as well as the new ban on commercial drivers’ use of movile devices. “[A]ll commercial drivers — including truck and bus drivers — are [now] banned from using hand-held and push-to-talk cellphones. The new law will affect ...
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• 2012 International CES Exhibitor Profiles: A through L

  
  Paternal Prose — Authority: 146
  LAS VEGAS, Jan 06, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) –The 2012 International CES, the world’s largest consumer technology trade show, takes place January 10 – 13, 2012 at the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC), the Las Vegas Hilton, and The Venetian. Links to important information: 2012 International CES Press Kit ...
  3 weeks ago

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