One in three high school students has texted or emailed someone while driving a vehicle over the past 30 days, a study by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found. The CDC said motor vehicle crashes account for more than one-third of U.S. teen fatalities each year. Those are numbers the Department of Transportation aims to curb. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced a blueprint for ending distracted driving. This comprehensive strategy outlines steps to pass more laws and rope in technological solutions.
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New Program Looks to Laws, Ads and Tech to Curb Texting While Driving
Posted by: Richard Adhikari June 8, 2012 02:49 PMOne in three high school students has texted or emailed someone while driving a vehicle over the past 30 days, a study by the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found. The CDC said motor vehicle crashes account for more than one-third of U.S. teen fatalities each year. Those are numbers the Department of Transportation aims to curb. U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced a blueprint for ending distracted driving. This comprehensive strategy outlines steps to pass more laws and rope in technological solutions.