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  • August 2008

    • Motorcycle Deaths Rise 6.6%

      New York Times  |  Aug 15, 08 8:54 AM CDT

      Motorcycle Deaths Rise 6.6%

      (Newser) - The number of motorcyclist deaths rose in 2007 for the 10th year in a row, the New York Times reports, jumping 6.6% even as the overall number of vehicle deaths continued to drop. Motorcycle deaths now account for one in eight traffic fatalities, totaling 5,154 last year—a toll safety experts blame on weakened helmet laws, as well as increased ridership as people seek to save on gas. More »

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      accident  • driving  • traffic accident  • drivers  • highway safety  • road safety  • motorcycle crash

  • July 2008

    • Hands-Free Phones Still Dangerous Driver Overload

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 1, 08 7:33 AM CDT

      Hands-Free Phones Still Dangerous Driver Overload

      (Newser) - California motorists are now banned from using cell phones, but scientists say the move won't make the freeways any safer, reports the Los Angeles Times . Research shows that it is the lack of attention rather than occupied hands that impacts safety, and that drivers chatting on phones with both hands on the wheel may be just as much of a hazard. More »

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      California  • cell phones  • driving  • neurology  • motorists  • highway safety

  • June 2008

    • Chrysler Plans Wi-Fi on 2009 Models

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 25, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Chrysler Plans Wi-Fi on 2009 Models

      (Newser) - Struggling automaker Chrysler—the weakest of Detroit’s Big Three—is looking to the information highway to gain an advantage. To the dismay of some highway safety experts, the automaker will offer wireless Internet access as an option in all of its 2009 models, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      auto industry  • Chrysler  • Wi-Fi  • highway safety  • wireless internet

    • Surplus Signs Driving Motorists to Distraction

      Atlantic Monthly  |  Jun 11, 08 2:27 AM CDT

      Surplus Signs Driving Motorists to Distraction

      (Newser) - Drivers in America are often confronted with a forest of signs reminding them of speed limits and traffic control measures—but the overwhelming information may be making roadways more dangerous, John Staddon writes in the Atlantic . The glut of reminders can take drivers' attention away from the road and dull their judgment, resulting in more accidents. More »

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      driving  • car accident  • traffic  • highways  • highway safety

  • April 2008
  • May 2007

    • Corzine: Do As I Say, Not As I Did

      Newsday  |  May 25, 07 3:21 PM CDT

      Corzine: Do As I Say, Not As I Did

      (Newser) - Jon Corzine dodged a bullet, and he wants to make sure he isn't alone. The New Jersey governor, gravely injured in an SUV crash last month while not wearing a seatbelt, appears in a new 30-second TV ad that makes it clear he's learned his lesson. Today he joined the secretary of transportation to drive home the message: Buckle up. More »

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      safety  • car accident  • Jon Corzine  • highway safety  • seatbelts

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