Tag Archives: Distracted Driving

• News / W82Text

  Report: Drivers own up to using phones on I-95

  A little more than half of the drivers surveyed admitted to using their phones behind the wheel.
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  UPDATE: VCU checkpoints cancelled

  Because of the likelihood of severe weather, tonight’s scheduled checkpoint by VCU Police has been cancelled.
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  Ambulance Authority hopes music video will save lives

  The RAA is producing a music video to warn Richmonders about the dangers of distractions like texting while walking down the street.
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  Injuries from distracted WALKING on the rise

  As a nation, we sent 12.2 million texts a month in 2000. By 2009 we were sending 135 billion every month. And that has led to some problems.
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  Feds unveil ‘blueprint’ to curb distracted driving

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) calls distracted driving an “epidemic” because of the additional cell and smartphones.
• News

  Local high school students get lesson in texting while driving

  Wednesday the entire student body of James River High School will get a lesson on the dangers of texting and driving from their peers who have experienced the risks first-hand.
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  STUDY: Teenage girls twice as likely to drive distracted

  A new study released by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety revealed that teen girls are twice as likely as boys to use cellphones and other electronic devices while driving.
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  Va. lawmaker wants to outlaw eating while driving

  A Virginia lawmaker is sick of seeing drivers down donuts, sip drinks and send text messages while driving.