Study: Driver bans on handheld cell phones, texting make no difference in crash rates
I wonder about this, just doesn’t seem to make sense,but then does anything??
read on playa..read on
heres the link
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“All cell-phone use by drivers should be banned, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said this afternoon. That includes hands-free devices, too.”
WOW! Thats extreme or maybe just trying to get attention???
LINK
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Texting and Driving
93% of Americans surveyed say they want to see a nationwide ban on texting and driving, but the more important number is probably the 42% that said a ban would not stop people texting while driving. Who’s behind this push?
http://www.carformance.com/texting-ban-wanted-by-93-09285417/
Don’t forget the September 30-October 1st Department of Transportation
Distracted Driving Summit Live webcast linked below
http://www.tvworldwide.com/events/rita/090830/
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DOT Distracted Driving Summit Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1, 2009 t you can join the LIVE interactive webcast link here No pre-registration required.
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces New Details on Distracted Driving Summit
The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that it will hold its summit to determine the best ways to reduce the number of crashes and deaths due to distracted driving on Wednesday, September 30 and Thursday, October 1.
“Safety is our number one priority,” said LaHood. “As we become a more mobile and wireless nation, we can’t afford to ignore new technology’s impact on roadway safety.”
The distracted driving summit will bring together senior transportation officials, elected officials, safety advocates, law enforcement representatives, private sector representatives and academics to address a range of issues related to reducing accidents through enforcement, public awareness and education. Authoritative speakers from around the nation will lead interactive sessions on a number of key topics including the extent and impact of distracted driving, current research, regulations and best practices.
Participants will also examine distractions caused by current and planned automotive devices, such as navigational systems. The summit’s second day will include a panel of state and local officials to discuss solutions from their perspectives.
This is a preview of
DOT Distracted Driving Summit September 30 – October 1, 2009
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The city of Miami ,Florida banned texting in school zones while driving. Check the link.. I think this is a great idea.. Heres the scenario.. You’re driving in a school zone right after school lets out and head down>texting and a child darts out from between parked cars… not good to be texting..right… This is a good thing to ban in school zones.. What do you think?
Miami Texting School Zone Ban
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Popular to be for the ban..Its the cool thing to do in the Senate
Klobuchar backs federal texting-while-driving ban
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This is a a great link that details current state cell phone laws for each state
http://www.ghsa.org/html/stateinfo/laws/cellphone_laws.html
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These texting stories are just non-stop these days… Ah the pressure to communicate immediately which maybe a lost sale or worse….if you aren’t in communication..
http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/worklife/07/31/texting.while.driving/index.html
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Jeez, maybe its the phone and lack of a qwerty keyboard? Again I kid..
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32232659/ns/technology_and_science-wireless/
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I use this and can say that it’s another great Google tool and its FREE! I saved 466453 to my address book and named it Google so now all i do is SMS Google for directions and such. No need to use the data plan to browse to find results when you can just text for them to be sent to your phone.
From local business listings to stock quotes, you can get the information you’re looking for with Google SMS.
Simply text message your search query to GOOGLE (“466453″ on most devices) and we’ll text message back your results.
http://www.google.com/mobile/products/sms.html#p=default
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