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Texting passes DUI as scariest driving habit (Florence Morning News)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 18:52
Law enforcement officials hear the question all the time: What’s more dangerous: Texting while driving or driving under the influence of alcohol?
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Utah's Texting While Driving Video (NPR)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 16:36
Utah now has the toughest law in the nation banning texting and driving. It also uses a video on a case in which two men were killed by a texting driver to deter people from the activity. In the month since its release, the video has had 370,000 downloads, and requests are coming from other states to show it.
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MONROE: Scared safe presentation to teens aims to improve driving (The Cranbury Press)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 15:37
About 400 students and parents packed the Richard P. Marasco Center at Monroe Township High School on Wednesday night to hear Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety, give a presentation on safe driving.
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Agencies receive safety grants (Richmond Register)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 15:12
Local agencies received $185,000 in grant funding Monday from the Kentucky Office of Highway and Safety.The presentation was made at the Department of Criminal Justice Training in the Funderburk Building at Eastern Kentucky University.Awarded to target dangerous driving and enforce and educate on seat belt use and child restraints, the grants were given to the Richmond Police Department, the ...
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Va. Beach DUI officer sentenced for drunken driving (Richmond Times-Dispatch)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 07:29
A Virginia Beach DUI enforcement officer is appealing his conviction on drunken driving and hit and run charges.
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Road safety urged in light of recent crash (Lancaster Eagle-Gazette)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 06:40
LANCASTER --A weekend fatal crash involving a Lancaster woman has transportation and driving education officials urging motorists to remember their safety in the event of a vehicle breakdown.
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Drug driving survey shows problem is prevalent (NZPA via Yahoo!Xtra News)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 01:47
Two thirds of cannabis users say the drug does not affect their driving ability, while 16 percent say it improves it, according to a new survey.
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Tractor Safety as Fundamental as a Parachute on a Plane (The Auto Channel)

Tue, 09/22/2009 - 00:23
TORRANCE, Calif.--After a recent tractor rollover accident, a farmer likened not having a tractor rollover protection structure, or ROPS, to falling out of an airplane without a parachute – a safety precaution not often thought about until the plane is about to crash.
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Need a Driving Specialist Near You? (ABC News)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 20:34
There are now more than 20 million drivers in the US that are age 70 and up. For every mile driven, collision rates for seniors 70 and older is second only to teenagers. Many families are turning to the "driving...
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Newtown to have drunk driving checkpoint Saturday (Denver Post)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 13:48
NEWTOWN -- Police have rescheduled Friday's sobriety checkpoint for Saturday night, due to expected rain. The goal of the checkpoint is to deter people from driving while impaired and to reduce the number of drunk driving injuries through arrests. A Federal Highway Safety Program grant covers 75 percent of checkpoint expenses.
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Safe driving to become part of Welsh Bacc' (NewsWales)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 09:09
An unique road safety driving programme has been developed for students studying the Welsh Baccalaureate at a Haverfordwest school. Eighty six Year 12 (lower sixth) pupils at Tasker Milward School will be taught safe driving as part of their studies.
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Groups peddling bicycle safety tips (The Fort Collins Coloradoan)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 07:12
Recent tragedies on Fort Collins roads involving bicyclists have prompted reaction and response from officials and groups dedicated to road safety.
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Driving safety class offered to seniors (Greenwich Time)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 07:02
Renewal driving classes for older drivers who have taken the full eight-hour driver safety class within the past four years will be from 10:30 a.
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Teen's cartoon uses humor to pitch safety (The Evening Sun)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 06:27
Motorcycles » August is the deadliest month for Utah two-wheelers. American Fork High School student AnnaLisa Maddox worked for a solid week to produce the 90-second animated ad she entered into the Utah Highway Safety Office's "Drive Aware. Ride Aware" movie-making competition.
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School Notes: Safe-driving video wins Biola student $2,500 scholarship, new set of tires (Pioneer Press)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 04:18
Biola University student Zach King has won a $2,500 scholarship and a new set of tires after submitting a winning video in a national contest by Bridgestone Americas on the importance of safe driving.
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MONROE: Scared safe presentation to teens aims to improve driving (The Cranbury Press)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 03:09
About 400 students and parents packed the Richard P. Marasco Center at Monroe Township High School on Wednesday night to hear Pam Fischer, director of the state Division of Highway Traffic Safety, give a presentation on safe driving.
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Aaron Sachs Associates, Springfield, Missouri, to Hold Teen Driving Safety Courses (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)

Mon, 09/21/2009 - 03:01
September 25th Aaron Sachs & Associates, P.C. will be joining with KODE and KOMU and the Missouri State Highway Patrol to provide an opportunity for Joplin teenagers to learn about driving safety techniques in a series of workshops, to be held at Joplin High School.
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A Dead End in Eradicating Drunk Driving (New York Times)

Sun, 09/20/2009 - 21:01
Multiple drunk driving incidents on the Taconic State Parkway are reminders that three decades of fighting drunk driving hasn’t yet eradicated it.
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Free Driving Safety Inspection for Seniors (CBS 6 Richmond)

Sun, 09/20/2009 - 09:34
BON AIR - Virginia GrandDriver (a program by the Virginia Department for the Aging), AAA-Mid Atlantic, and Sheltering Arms invites senior drivers to participate in CarFit, a senior driver safety program on Friday, September 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Bon Air Baptist Church in Richmond.
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AARP Driver Safety Program to be offered (Los Angeles Daily News)

Sun, 09/20/2009 - 07:42
Friday, September 18, 2009  BENNINGTON — On Sept. 21 the Bennington Senior Center will be hosting an AARP Driver Safety Program class. The course will help drivers identify the most common crash situations faced behind the wheel.
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