With Australia’s longitudinal study-cohort reaching driving-age, risky road habits revealed in latest survey
‘No risk is acceptable when you are behind the wheel’
— 9News, December 10, 2019
Tag: Drunk Driving
More of US population killed by Big Three of deadliest crash-factors — speed, impaired or distracted driving — (from 2000 to 2018) than died in both World Wars, combined
More Americans have died in car crashes since 2000 than in both World Wars
— The Washington Post, July 21, 2019
Massachusetts RMV scandal — number of dangerous drivers whose license should have been suspended/revoked for out-of-state infractions doubles to more than 1,600
RMV suspends hundreds more Mass. licenses amid internal review
— The Boston Globe, July 12, 2019
PSA poses if/then-question: If you would never drive drunk, then why would you drive ‘intexticated?’
Automaker’s “Vision 2020” includes tech to prevent distracted driving and impaired driving; raises questions
Volvo says in-car cameras will monitor drivers and take action to prevent distracted or impaired driving
— The Washington Post, March 20, 2019
Recreational marijuana and road safety: need to measure/enforce impairment at odds with scientific evidence for establishing threshold
Experts say legal weed calls for a ‘paradigm shift’ on how we think about impairment — and drugged driving
— Hartford Courant, February 15, 2019
US agency’s wish list of transportation safety improvements ‘written in blood’ — calls for handheld ban, lower BAC, and standard crash avoidance tech
Safety board highlights need for transportation improvements
— Associated Press, February 4, 2019
Centerpiece of Gov. Baker’s sweeping road safety bill is handheld ban for Massachusetts
Baker’s bill targets distracted driving, seatbelt scofflaws
— Associated Press, January 22, 2019