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NHTSA Twitter chat set to help parents prepare teen drivers
It’s time for parents to start talking to their teenagers about being safe drivers. That’s the message from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is gearing up for National Teen Driver Safety Week, from October 15-21. The NHTSA is teaming up with the NIOSH Center for Motor Vehicle Safety for a Twitter chat on October 18 […]
October 16, 2017
Roadbuilding
TxDOT uses Vine videos to urge teens to buckle up
When I was a teen driver, I always remembered to buckle my seatbelt. That’s not because I was necessarily the best kid in the world. I just knew that I would experience the full wrath of my mother (who had eyes all over our small town) if I was caught disobeying traffic laws. But not […]
February 18, 2014
Roadbuilding
Drop in young drivers likely employment-related; teen driving could pick up again
The decline in number of young drivers in America — and resulting increase in those choosing public transportation, walking and biking — may be less of a choice and more of a financial necessity. A decline in teen driving correlates with the recession and a drop in teen employment, according to a new study from […]
October 24, 2013
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT: TXTL8R
The Iowa State Department of Transportation plans to launch an app in 2014 called “TXTL8R” as a way to reduce the number of young drivers who text while driving. Iowa DOT Spokeswoman Andrea Henry says the agency would like to be able to turn off texting availability of phones any time a speed of more […]
September 23, 2013
Roadbuilding
Iowa DOT to release anti-texting app for teen drivers next year
The Iowa Department of Transportation next year will release a new smartphone app intended to prevent teen drivers from texting behind the wheel, according to a report from the Des Moines Register. The app, called “txtl8r,” is expected to be released in early 2014. Iowa DOT spokeswoman Andrea Henry said the app turns off texting […]
August 14, 2013
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