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AAA Research Shows Distracted Teens Most Likely to Crash
According to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, nearly 6 out of 10 moderate-to-severe teen crashes happen because of certain distractions such as using a phone, lack of coordination and poor judgement.
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This Is Why Footage And Photos From Iihs Look So Good
The crash test chamber used by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is basically just a giant photo/video studio. It’s been specifically designed with adding light boxes in mind and the general purpose of crashing cars and recording...
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Study Says Distracted Driving Causes 12 Percent Of All Red Light Offenses
This goes along nicely with the multitude of videos from Russia that we post; you know, those crashes when it appears as if the driver isn’t paying attention, and either wonders straight through a red light and into the path of oncoming traffic,...
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"lost In Thought" Drivers Cause More Accidents Than Those Using Mobile Phones, Says Study
Latest police data in the United States reveal some surprising statistics. It seems that the use of mobile phones while driving, blamed by many as one of the leading causes of traffic accidents, is not as harmful as being “lost in thoughtâ€...
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Disconnecting People: Ntsb Push To Ban All In-car Cellphone Use May Hurt Automakers
The National Highway Traffic Safety Association (NHTSA) and the U.S secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, are both trying to reduce road accidents caused by distracted driving. So far, their efforts have resulted in 35 states, and the District of...
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2009 Audi A4 Earns 5-star Rating In Nhtsa Crash Tests
Audi pompously announced today that its all-new 2009 A4 Sedan managed to rack up a 5-star rating for frontal, side and rollover crashes performed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). While the U.S. law requires all passenger...
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