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N.J. Judge to Decide If Text Sender Liable for Car Crash

Published - 05/08/2012 12:00 AM

(AP) A New Jersey judge will likely soon decide whether a woman who sent a text message to a male friend can be held liable for a car crash he caused while reading the message. The Daily Record reports the legal question stems from a lawsuit filed by two ... 

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Highway Deaths Per Mile Fall to Record Low

Published - 05/08/2012 12:00 AM

(AP) Highway deaths declined again last year, reaching their lowest rate when compared to miles driven since such record-keeping began in 1921, according preliminary government data released Monday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's early estimate of 2011 traffic fatalities released Monday said there were 32,310 deaths in motor ... 

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U.S. ban sought on cell phone use while driving

Published - 04/30/2012 12:00 AM

SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called on Thursday for a federal law to ban talking on a cell phone or texting while driving any type of vehicle on any road in the country. Tough federal legislation is the only way to deal with what he ... 

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Teen girls take more risks behind wheel, study finds

Published - 04/25/2012 12:00 AM

(CNN) -- A new study suggests that teen girls are far more likely than boys to engage in distracted driving behavior. "There's a remarkable difference between boys and girls when it comes to distracting driving habits. In almost every category we surveyed ... girls are more likely to engage ... 

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Teens’ Perceptions of DWD Latest Risk

Published - 04/18/2012 12:00 AM

It’s no secret that teens like to text. In fact, most prefer text messaging over in-person or telephone-enabled interpersonal contact. It’s also no secret that teens continue to text while driving, one of many “driving while distracted” classifications and a growing risk now mitigated by property/casualty insurers. A recent ... 

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Women more likely to mistake gas pedal for brakes

Published - 04/16/2012 12:00 AM

Women are more likely than men to mistake the gas pedal for the brakes, according to federal safety regulators. But before all those male drivers out there smugly stereotype women as bad drivers, men are more likely to be involved in an accident, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration ... 

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Auto insurance fee rekindles Michigan law debate

Published - 04/12/2012 12:00 AM

LANSING, Mich. (AP) - An increase in the amount Michigan drivers will pay into a fund for accident victims with brain damage, paralysis and other catastrophic injuries is renewing a call by some lawmakers for more transparency in how the rates are determined and broader insurance reforms. The Michigan ... 

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Tax deadline day can be deadly on US roads

Published - 04/11/2012 12:00 AM

CHICAGO — The two certainties in life — death and taxes — may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined: A study found that deadly auto accidents increase on Tax Day. Drivers recklessly racing to the post office to meet the deadline might be one reason. Or it ... 

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