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Keep your eyes on the road, your hands upon the wheel

Do texting-while-driving bans save lives? Sometimes. That’s not the answer I was expecting, nor frankly the answer I wanted to hear, but some serious research, which The Atlantic Cities reported on, seems to have come to this conclusion. The problem doesn’t seem to be the concept – that part works – but enforcement problems are […]

March 28, 2013

AAA Foundation challenges motorists to adopt responsible driving habits in 2012

A recent national survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety confirms that Americans desire a greater level of safety than they now experience on our roads and are open to more government action to make it happen. Yet, according to AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, many are unwilling to change potentially deadly driving behaviors […]

January 3, 2012

NHTSA measures distracted-driving deaths

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Dec. 8 unveiled a new measure of fatalities related to distracted driving called “distraction-affected crashes.” Introduced for 2010 as part of a broader effort by the agency to refine its data collection to get better information about the role of distraction in crashes, the new measure is designed […]

December 9, 2011

California traffic deaths drop for fifth consecutive year

California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.,California saw a decline in overall traffic deaths in 2010, marking the fifth year in a row of safer roads. According to federal government figures, total vehicle fatalities dropped 11.9 percent, from 3,081 in 2009 to 2,715 in 2010. Since the latest high of 4,333 in 2005, the 2010 figures show a total decline of 37.3 percent. California continues with double-digit percentage decreases even as the nation shows signs of leveling, with some states showing increases. Early national estimates are for an overall decline of about 3 percent.

July 21, 2011

DOT pilot projects: Power of focused efforts to combat distracted driving

United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving. ,United States Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on July 11 released the findings of two pilot projects measuring the effectiveness of tough laws, increased enforcement and highly visible public education campaigns on distracted driving.

July 13, 2011

One II One

Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood talks about distracted driving, reauthorization, infrastructure and many more current transportation issues.

May 9, 2011

Ray Lahood Untitled 1

Lattatudes

Ray LaHood insists that transportation is still bipartisan, even today, and that, in the end, is the basis of his unbridled optimism.

May 9, 2011

by John Latta, Editor-in-Chief, jlatta@rrpub.com

Event at UN: Global call to action on ending distracted driving

On Wednesday, May 19 at 10:30 a.m, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and senior representatives from the United States and Russia will join together at the United Nations to launch a global effort to address the growing epidemic of distracted driving. With approximately 600 million passenger cars on the road today and 4.6 billion cell phone […]

May 17, 2010

LaHood announces federal ban on texting for commercial truck drivers

U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced federal guidance to prohibit texting by drivers of commercial vehicles such as large trucks and buses. The prohibition is effective immediately and is the latest in a series of actions taken by the Department to combat distracted driving since LaHood convened a national summit on the issue last […]

February 23, 2010

U.S. DOT, FCC launch effort to end distracted driving

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood and Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Julius Genachowski announced today that they are launching a joint effort to evaluate technologies that may help curb the dangerous epidemic of distracted driving. The DOT-FCC partnership will also include outreach efforts to educate the public about the dangers of texting while driving, talking […]

November 4, 2009

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