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  Va. crime panel pushes for tougher penalties for texting drivers

  Virginia lawmakers are pushing to strengthen distracted driving laws in the state.
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  W82TEXT SPECIAL: In the cart with distracted teen drivers

  What does distracted driving look like? Hope behind the wheel on the ‘River City Road Challenge’ to see how distracted teens perform!
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  W82TEXT SPECIAL: Personal driving coach on your phone

  Smart phone technology uses app turning the smart phone into a personal driving coach rewarding teen drivers for smart driving behavior.
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  W82TEXT SPECIAL: Rap music video warns of distractions to pedestrians

  Richmond Ambulance Authority, of Richmond, Virginia, produced a rap-music video highlighting the dangers of distractions to pedestrians and drivers.
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  Cobsy High takes W82TEXT pledge

  About 500 area high school students took a pledge Friday that could save lives.
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  AT&T asks drivers to take no-texting pledge

  According to the Pew Internet & American Life Project, texting while driving increased 50% in one year (2010), when 20% of all drivers admitted to texting or sending an e-mail while driving.
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  Texting teen slams into fence, nearly loses his head

  The fence post impaled the windshield, one end coming to a rest just above the steering wheel.
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  Teen texter almost loses his head

  A teen driver narrowly escapes death after a fencepost spears his windshield.
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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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  Texting college student drives off cliff

  Don’t you think it’s time you took the W82TEXT pledge?
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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.