Topic – Crashes

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  Charles Marohn

  Do we care about children?

  Blogger, New Urban Network, Apr 18, 11.

  Can anything be done about cars being the top cause of death among young people?

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  Senators call for ban on texting while driving

  Report: Texting very dangerous

  Steve Hawley, Jul 29, 09.

  Under the proposal, states would have to ban texting and emailing while driving or lose 25 percent of their federal highway funds.

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  Texting while driving increases crash risk by 23 times

  Most dangerous distraction

  Steve Hawley, Jul 27, 09.

  Texting is by far the biggest distraction to drivers. Talking on a cell phone, for instance, raises the risk of a crash fourfold.

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  Study: higher speed limits cause 1,250 deaths per year

  55 mph limit abolished in 1995

  Steve Hawley, Jul 23, 09.

  A new study indicates that traffic fatalities rose measurably after Congress abolished the national 55 mph speed limit in 1995.

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  Suppressed research reveals dangers of cell phone use while driving

  Hands-free sets do not help

  Steve Hawley, Jul 22, 09.

  Researchers estimate that cell phone usage causes at least 240,000 accidents and 955 fatalities every year , and the problem extends to hands-free sets as well.

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