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The use of cellular phones by drivers has increased at an alarming rate. The use of these devices is now regarded as the number 1 driver distraction – and regarded as more dangerous than drunk driving! It is not only speaking on cellular phones that present a danger, but also sending and receiving text messages, [...]

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Research has revealed that an epidemic of “distracted driving” sweeping the US has claimed thousands of lives and injured a half-million people during 2008. The information about the deadly phenomenon in 2008 came from US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and was shared with a packed gathering in Washington of transportation, safety and technology experts and [...]

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Police say a tow truck driver was texting on one cellphone while talking on another when he slammed into a car and crashed into a swimming pool. Niagara County sheriff’s deputies say 25-year-old Nicholas Sparks admitted he was texting and talking when his flatbed truck hit the car on Wednesday morning in Lockport, which is [...]

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            Washington – In the United States, where driving while using telephones without hands-free adaptor kits and SMSing at the wheel are not widely illegal, one in four people confesses to sending messages while driving, a survey published on Wednesday found. “We often like to say 26% of people admit [...]

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