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Senators send letter to tech companies regarding DUI app
Four United States Senators recently sent a letter to Google, Apple and Research in Motion asking the companies to take down smartphone apps that could help drunk drivers avoid DUI checkpoints from their app store websites. Research in Motion, the company that...
New program offers car crash victims’ vital information to first responders
A growing national program that provides first responders with vital information about car accident victims is spreading across the United States and is particularly useful for older drivers. The program is called Yellow Dot and the program was created to inform...
Phone and GPS apps help drivers avoid hazards and accidents
Some drivers across the United States are employing smartphone and GPS apps to alert them to red-light cameras, speed-traps and other road conditions. Drivers and police are divided on the utility of the applications. Some drivers feel the technology levels the...
Beauty Queen joins fight against distracted driving
Miss South Dakota, Loren Vaillancourt, has joined the Department of Transportation's fight against distracted driving and has made educating people on the dangers of distracted driving her own personal campaign. The Department of Transportation and Consumer Reports...
Recent Bill Reopens Discussion of Yucca Mountain Nuclear Waste Site
The tragic earthquake and tsunami in Japan has created a nuclear emergency at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. While reactor containment units have not been breached yet, the thought of long-term radiation contamination is on the world's mind. Almost two weeks...
Federal government takes over three Tylenol plants
In an effort to curb product liability issues, the federal government is taking over three Tylenol plants. The take-overs come after a flurry of drug recalls and a criminal investigation into safety concerns at the three plants by the Food and Drug Administration....
Young drivers don’t see danger in distracted driving
One of the problems with distracted driving is that many drivers do not recognize that many things they do behind the wheel are problematic. According to a recent survey conducted by Consumer Reports, a significant number of young drivers do not recognize the danger...
Another form of distracted driving: Webbing and driving
Distracted driving seems to be everywhere these days. Despite public campaigns to educate the public on the dangers of distracted driving, new forms of distraction continually pop-up especially as technology changes. The popularization of smartphones has led to...
Hands-free devices may not solve problems of distracted driving
Distracted driving has been in the news a lot lately and as the desire to stay connected using newer forms of communication technology evolves, the discussion about the dangers of distracted driving will only grow. The development of hands-free technology may reduce...
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