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Official: Drivers not solely responsible for ped. deaths
Drivers are not solely responsible for safety on the roads, particularly as statistics show pedestrian deaths in the first half of last year increased in D.C. and Virginia.
Tags: Pedestrian , pedestrian accident , pedestrian deaths , texting , texting while driving , Hank Silverberg , Paul D. Shinkman
Too much texting, talking: D.C. nears record number of citations
More than 11,000 citations have already been issued in the District.
Tags: Cathy Lanier , Ray Lahood , distracted driving , cell phone ban , texting , texting while driving , Gary Emerling
Do texting bans contribute to crashes?
Drivers may be lowering their phones so police can't see them texting. As a result, their eyes aren't on the road.
Tags: cell phone , cell phone ban , texting while driving , Colleen Kelleher , Sprawl & Crawl , Sprawl and Crawl , Ray Lahood
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 while driving , Department of Transportation , Adam Tuss , Paul D. Shinkman , Governors Highway Safety Association
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 , Governors Highway Safety Association , texting while driving , Strategic Highway Safety Plans , AAA-Mid-Atlantic , driver's ed , Driver's License , Adam Tuss , Colleen Kelleher
