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D.C. ranks highest among nation's safest roads

The WTOP listening area may have the worst driving commute in the country but it isn't all bad news out there. A study indicates D.C. roads are among the nation's safest.

Tags: National Highway Safety Association , National Highway Traffic Safety Administration , Insurance Institute for Highway Safety , traffic , traffic accidents , Traffic deaths

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New study to reform texting while driving laws

A new federally-funded study to be unveiled at a US Department of Transportation summit Tuesday is expected to empower states to more strictly enforce distracted driving laws.

Tags: texting ban , texting while driving , Department of Transportation , Adam Tuss , Paul D. Shinkman ,

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Region takes distracted driving seriously

A new report finds Maryland, Virginia and D.C. have made distracted driving a safety and an educational issue.

Tags: distracted driving , texting while driving , texting ban , Strategic Highway Safety Plans , AAA-Mid-Atlantic , driver's ed , Driver's License , Adam Tuss , Colleen Kelleher

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