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OMG! Washington first state to ban text messaging while driving

Filed under: Etc., Government/Legal If you're travelling down I-90 in Washington State and texting your BFF on a CrackBerry, then you might want to put it down. Washington has become the first U.S....

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Most Americans want texting-while-driving banned, but admit guilt

Filed under: Government/Legal, SafetyA recent Harris Poll found that an overwhelming 91% of Americans think it's unsafe to text message while driving. In fact, they think it's just as bad as driving...

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Transportation Secretary LaHood calls for September 'distracted driving' summit?

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety A recent study from Virginia Tech showed that texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to get into a crash and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is...

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Semi-Dangerous? Truckers group says texting while driving is safe, necessary

Filed under: Truck, Government/Legal, Safety Research shows that a driver can be as much as 23 times more likely to get into an accident if he or she is texting while driving. New legislation in...

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Volvo buys full-page ads to pledge support for distracted driving legislation

Filed under: Safety, Volvo Volvo has publicly stated that it would like to eradicate accident-related injuries and deaths per year by the year 2020; an extraordinarily lofty goal that would obviously...

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CurbTXT lets San Franciscans communicate via license plates

Filed under: Etc., Technology Have you ever had the urge to warn the owner of a vehicle that they have unknowingly parked illegally, and are about to get towed? How about wanting to contact someone...

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Study says voice-to-text no safer than regular texting

Filed under: Safety, Technology So much for all those systems that allow you to convert your voice to text messages. Reuters reports that a new study by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas...

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BMW i3 will use iGenius bots as plug-in salespeople

Filed under: Green, BMW, Emerging Technologies, ElectricWhen it comes to the BMW i3, the answer is electric. Sure, you can get a gas-engine range extender for the vehicle itself, but if you're...

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OMG! Washington first state to ban text messaging while driving

Filed under: Etc.,Government/Legalvar digg_url = 'http://digg.com/offbeat_news/OMG_Washington_first_state_to_ban_text_messaging_while_driving'; If you're travelling down I-90 in Washington State and...

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Most Americans want texting-while-driving banned, but admit guilt

Filed under: Government/Legal,SafetyA recent Harris Poll found that an overwhelming 91% of Americans think it's unsafe to text message while driving. In fact, they think it's just as bad as driving...

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Transportation Secretary LaHood calls for September 'distracted driving' summit?

Filed under: Government/Legal,SafetyA recent study from Virginia Tech showed that texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to get into a crash and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is...

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Semi-Dangerous? Truckers group says texting while driving is safe, necessary

Filed under: Government/Legal,Safety,TruckContinue reading Semi-Dangerous? Truckers group says texting while driving is safe, necessary Semi-Dangerous? Truckers group says texting while driving is...

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Volvo buys full-page ads to pledge support for distracted driving legislation

Filed under: Volvo,SafetyVolvo has publicly stated that it would like to eradicate accident-related injuries and deaths per year by the year 2020; an extraordinarily lofty goal that would obviously...

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CurbTXT lets San Franciscans communicate via license plates

Filed under: Etc.,TechnologyHave you ever had the urge to warn the owner of a vehicle that they have unknowingly parked illegally, and are about to get towed? How about wanting to contact someone...

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Study says voice-to-text no safer than regular texting

Filed under: Safety,TechnologySo much for all those systems that allow you to convert your voice to text messages. Reuters reports that a new study by the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas...

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BMW i3 will use iGenius bots as plug-in salespeople

Filed under: Green,BMW,Emerging Technologies,ElectricWhen it comes to the BMW i3, the answer is electric. Sure, you can get a gas-engine range extender for the vehicle itself, but if you're interested...

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