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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, or simply does something very dumb, like run over a bus stop in an intersection. Distracted driving is to blame, says a study commissioned by organizations that are looking out for road safety in the US.
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Harsh Ad Marks The Start Of Nhtsa Distracted Driving Prevention Campaign
With an estimated 3,300 Americans killed and 421,000 injured in 2012 due to distracted driving, raising awareness about the phenomenon is important, so the Department of Transportation and National Highway Safety Traffic Administration (NHTSA) have created...
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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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These Are Probably Some Of The Luckiest Gals In Belarus
We’ll cut to the chase with the following video. No, it's not from Russia but from neighboring Belarus and yes, it’s an accident. Dash cams have produced another YouTube blockbuster, and this time the scenario is rather simple. A reckless...
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Study Finds Nearly 50 Percent Of Drivers Under 30 Access The Web While Driving
Driving is an activity that should not be taken lightly; on the contrary, it demands 100 percent of your attention at all times. Yet distracted driving, which according to U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood accounted for 3,092 deaths and 400,000...
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Chuck Norris Approved: Alert Woman Ducks Rolling Mercedes Ml
A traffic camera located at an intersection in the small Russian town of Timashevsk in the Krasnodar region captured a terrifying accident involving a Mercedes-Benz ML350 SUV. The driver of the German luxury crossover blew right through a red light...
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