States try to ban driver distractions
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Put down the flute and keep your eyes on the road.
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A proposed law would make it illegal to cross the street in New York while listening to an iPod or other portable device. Discuss. By the Associated Press.
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TechWeb - The University of Utah's Traffic Lab found that drivers who use cell phones behind the wheel impede the flow of traffic and extend commute times.
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RICHMOND, Jan. 11 -- Some Virginia lawmakers want drivers to take their thumbs off the keyboards and put them back on the steering wheel while cruising down Virginia's roads.
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A bill by a state senator in New York would make it illegal to send or read text messages while behind the wheel.
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Talking on a mobile phone while driving isn't just dangerous, it makes traffic jams worse, study says.
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California highways have been shut down by wildfires, mudslides, earthquakes and police chases. Add one more hazard to the list: road rage.
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People who talk on cellphones while  driving, even using &quot;hands-free&quot; devices, are as impaired as  drunk drivers, researchers said on Thursday.
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Reckless drivers who use legal loopholes to avoid conviction are being targeted in a new police initiative.
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SANTA FE, N.M. - New Mexico is taking its fight against drunken driving to men's restrooms around the state. The state has ordered 500 talking urinal cakes that will deliver a recorded anti-DWI message to bar and restaurant patrons who make one last pit stop before getting behind the wheel.
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Automakers, SUV owners, and the federal government may balk at the state's latest effort to curb air pollution.
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School bus and commercial bus drivers should be prohibited from using cell phones while operating their vehicles, except in emergencies, U.S. safety investigators recommended on Tuesday.
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California on Friday banned motorists from talking on cell phones unless they use a headset or speakerphone, although the law will not take effect until July 1, 2008, to allow time to educate the public.
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States should install stop signs at unmarked rail crossings and improve the qualifications of school bus drivers to reduce a threat that many pupils face while riding buses, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday.
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A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states.
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A revolt against a national driver's license, begun in Maine last month, is quickly spreading to other states
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Not long from now at all, a typical drive down the highway might combine bits of hands-free jiving to HD radio, spoken responses to your latest e-mail messages, and mobile TV broadcasts of cartoons for the kiddies. You'll certainly all be better entertained -- and maybe you'll be safer, too.