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• And THAT is why I write blog posts and not books...

  
  The Potty Diaries — Authority: 421
  I had a post all planned for this morning about party bags. It was a wonderful post, if I do say so myself. I had written it in my head as I battled Boy #2 unwillingly into his clothes, explained to Boy #1 why - despite the fact that it was indeed a wonderful den he had created out of the sofa cushions - that he ...
  12 hours ago

• ZoomSafer Finding Ways To Help Promote Safer Driving

  
  BlackBerry Sync - BlackBerry News You Can Sync With... — Authority: 430
  ZoomSafer, the software for BlackBerry smartphones we’ve reviewed in the past has come up with a great promotional to get the message across that they are serious about deterring drivers from distracted driving. They have partnered with Wirefly and offering a FREE BlackBerry smartphone loaded with ZoomSafer with ...
  2 days ago

• Do Multitasking Drivers Have Double Standards?

  
  NYT > Theater — Authority: 905
  Times reporter Matt Richtel answers reader questions on the Driven to Distraction series and poses one of his own: Why do so many people believe they can drive safely while using cellphones but dont believe that others can do the same?
  3 days ago

• Do Multitasking Drivers Have Double Standards?

  
  Bits — Authority: 759
  When it comes to the use of cellphones and other electronic devices while behind the wheel, many people say they are worried about the dangers posed by multitasking drivers. At the same time, they say they believe they personally can handle the same distractions without endangering others. I heard that perspective ...
  3 days ago

• Cell phone industry picks profits over car accident deaths caused by distracted drivers

  
  Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views — Authority: 398
  How often do you avoid car wrecks almost caused by drivers on cell phones? Or perhaps you’ve been injured already by such distracted drivers . In either case, the phone industry doesn’t care. Wireless service providers made $148 billion last year, and the thousands of Americans killed and hurt by distracted ...
  4 days ago

• December 4, 2009 - Aviation and Airport Development Updates

  
  Aviation and Airport Development Law — Authority: 407
  A summary review of Aviation and Airport Development related news and information that was made public during the past week.  These were all first posted, in abbreviated form, on http://twitter.com/smtaber . Trisha Ton-Nu also contributed to this post. If you would like to receive this update in an e-mail delivered ...
  1 week ago

• Correcting the record on DWT

  
  Channel 19 — Authority: 122
  Thats "driving while texting," of course, the latest and greatest among local and national media fouls when it comes to trucking. Fortunately, yesterday South Dakota Trucking Association President Myron L. Rau took the time to correct the misstatements made by Dustin Murphy in the Sioux Falls Argus Leader newspaper ...
  1 week ago

• 10 Days to a Less Distracted Child: The Breakthrough Program that Gets Your Kids to Listen, Learn, Focus, and Behave

  
  Cheap Discount Coupon Buy Now FREE Shipping! — Authority: 163
  Binding: Paperback Manufacturer: Da Capo Press 10 Days to a Less Distracted Child: The Breakthrough Program that Gets Your Kids to Listen, Learn, Focus, and Behave A fresh, practical, and completely original take on handling inattentive/hyperactive children. Anecdotal examples throughout help parents understand ...
  1 week ago

• Introducing CarChip Pro w/ Eco-Driving Profile to FuelClinic Users

  
  Fuelishness! Fuel Economy Blog — Authority: 124
  One of the most interesting things about learning how to become an eco-driver is that you can actually measure your progress and see the results of your efforts. FuelClinic allows you to track your overall MPG and related metrics over time, but it takes at least two receipts in order to establish your baseline, and ...
  1 week ago

• Car accident injuries are a seasonal bah-humbug

  
  Jim S. Adler & Associates - News and Views — Authority: 398
  When holiday stress spawns rudeness, if not recklessness, the holiday season can be a tough time for innocent drivers and passengers. But in this age of talking, texting and otherwise distracted drivers, it’s gotten worse. In Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and throughout Texas, car accidents will put Christmas coal in ...
  1 week ago

• Can you even see the motorcycle ? Bike crash with motorist on her cell phone results kills both drivers

  
  Landau Injury Law — Authority: 124
  Can you see the motorcycle ? The Honda rider was traveling at approximately 85 mph. The VW driver was talking on a cell phone when she pulled out from a side street, apparently not seeing the motorcycle. The riders reaction time was not sufficient enough to avoid this accident. The car had two passengers and the ...
  1 week ago

• 110 warnings issued under cellphone-driving law

  
  VA3QV's Weblog — Authority: 130
  If you read my earlier post which referenced Radio Station CFRA saying that there had been 85 warnings it seems today that after talking to a different Source the Ottawa Citizen is claiming 110 warnings . For us the key item is that people have been warned and no Amateur Radio Operators have been charged. How two ...
  2 weeks ago

• Stats from Ontario Cell Phone Law-

  
  VA3QV's Weblog — Authority: 130
  The following information comes to us courtesy of Radio Station CFRA and their news Department. 85 Cellphone Warnings from Ottawa Police Josh Pringle CFRA News -=Thursday, November 26, 2009 No Ottawa motorist has been fined for using a hand-held cellphone while behind the wheel. Ottawa Police say ...
  2 weeks ago

• Washington Negligent Driving Laws Position Letter

  
  Socyberty — Authority: 551
  Revising Washington State’s Negligent Driving Laws To: Washington State Legislators Imagine a cyclist trying to make a turn when a driver suddenly pulls in front of him and causes a side collision at 40 mph. This causes the cyclist to be killed as he crashes into the car, while the driver pays no attention, just ...
  2 weeks ago

• College student who suffered brain damage in collision recovers against tractor-trailer driver

  
  Landau Injury Law — Authority: 124
  The plaintiff, a college student, alleged that the tractor-trailer driver violated federal motor carrier safety rules by failing to take the required off-duty time after working a 24-hour shift as a county firefighter.  The case is Lymon v. Bohn.  The 19 year old (college student) was driving through an intersection ...
  2 weeks ago

• Spy-in-the-cab Could Improve Teenage Driving

  
  Fuelishness! Fuel Economy Blog — Authority: 124
  Source: New ScientistACCIDENT rates among teenage drivers could be slashed using in-car technology that warns them when they are driving recklessly.So says safety engineer Oren Musicant at Ben-Gurion University in Israel, who wanted to know if in-car technology could help reduce the appalling number of teenage deaths ...
  2 weeks ago

• whatever

  
  Spirit Cloth — Authority: 471
  once again, i have allowed myself to become distracted. this time by the memory of an early snow.  you know ... the kind that is unexpected.
  3 weeks ago

• Bill Would Ban Nose-Picking While Driving

  
  Future Update — Authority: 411
  November 18, 2029 —A bipartisan bill introduced Wednesday would provide incentives for states to ban drivers from picking their noses while behind the wheel. The legislation, introduced in the Senate, is the latest measure designed to curb deaths and injuries due to so-called distracted driving. The measure ...
  3 weeks ago

• Despite risks, teens report texting while driving

  
  Consumer Reports Cars Blog — Authority: 583
  Distracted driving has been a hot topic this year with more statewide bans , a government summit addressing the issues and looking at solutions, and even a graphic anti-texting video showing the risks. But the messages may not be hitting home with teen drivers. A new study shows that a quarter of American teens ...
  3 weeks ago

• Texting While Driving: 5870 Died And 515000 Injured Attributed To Distracted Driving

  
  areacellphone.com — Authority: 434
  According to a study by the Pew Research Center after surveying 800 teens in 4 US cities over the summer of 2009, 34 percent of teens aged 16 to 17 have texted while driving. Amanda Lenhart, co-author of the PEW study, said, “Many teens understand the risks of texting behind the wheel, but the desire to stay ...
  3 weeks ago

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