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Distracted driver flips school bus in North Carolina
MT. OLIVE, NC — A North Carolina school bus driver has been charged with a misdemeanor failure to maintain lane control after flipping the vehicle with several children onboard. North Carolina Highway patrol officers say that a 39-year-old substitute bus
LOLs that kill: the life and death of texting-while-driving crash victims portrayed in new video
A young woman named Mandi sends a brief text message to her sister Ashley, who is driving her truck. Ashley receives the message — “yeah” — then clips the median on the left side and loses control of the vehicle.
Safety researchers say texting bans may be causing accidents
Although U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been working furiously to make texting behind the wheel illegal in all 50 states, a study conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HDLI), an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Commercial trucking industry’s safety record has improved dramatically
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the number of deadly truck crashes declined 20 percent last year, dropping from 4,245 in 2008 to 3,380 in 2009. The drop in commercial trucking fatalities puts them at their lowest level
Scores of NYC bus drivers engaged in distracting activities while driving
New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MAT) drivers received a startling number of distracted driving citations so far this year, according to Department of Transportation officials.
Government agencies work to combat job safety hazards behind the wheel
Earlier this month we posted on workplace safety and how most on-the-job fatalities actually occur behind the wheel. Transportation accidents accounted for 40 percent of all workplace fatalities last year, and they have been a leading cause of on-the-job deaths
FMCSA announces texting ban for hazmat drivers
Distracted driving killed 5,500 people on American roads and highways last year, and some of those crashes (likely many of them) happened as drivers tried to send and receive text messages behind the wheel – an act that researchers have
Nonprofit group on tour teaching defensive driving to young drivers
Driver’s Edge, a nonprofit, teen-oriented driver’s education group based in Las Vegas, Nevada, recently paid a visit to Pelham, Alabama, to teach about 350 young drivers ages 15 to 21 some defensive driving techniques that might one day save their
Truck driving championship competition focuses on safety
The National Truck Driving Championships were held in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday, August 7, drawing 415 professional commercial drivers from all over the United States vying for the title of 2010 National Truck Driving Grand Champion. The Championships are known
Why texting behind the wheel is the deadliest distraction
When you’re behind the wheel, it’s not difficult to become distracted, especially on long, lonely hauls. The radio, cigarette lighter, food, drink, and an incoming call are all things that vie for your attention and beckon you to break the
