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Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to a new survey, parents are putting their children at risk in cars because they are driving distracted. University of Michigan researchers studied over 600 parents to see what distractions they face when they are driving with their children in the car. They presented their findings at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting. "Lots of attention has been given to distracted teen drivers. However, our results...
redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online Despite numerous state laws prohibiting texting while operating motor vehicles and countless advertising campaigns warning of the dangers of distracted driving, nearly half of all teenagers admit that they still send and receive messages while behind the wheel. According to research presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting on Saturday, approximately 43 percent of the driving-age high-school students that...
Texting Awareness Foundation responds to a recent finding that using voice to send text messages is as dangerous as traditional texting. Bohemia, NY (PRWEB) May 03, 2013 On May 3, 2013, Texting Awareness Foundation comments on a new study confirming that voice text messaging is just as dangerous as hands-on texting. According to Business Insider, the Texas Transportation Institute at Texas A & M University, compared voice-to-text messaging and conventional texting in a driving...
WASHINGTON, May 3, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Kearns, Utah-based passenger carrier Salt Lake Shuttles, LLC, to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its drivers and vehicles pose an imminent hazard to public safety. Salt Lake Shuttles operates a small fleet of buses and primarily provides charter services between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas. "Bus companies across...
WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has ordered Niagara Falls, N.Y.-based passenger carrier Coach USA Tour, Inc., USDOT No. 212153, to immediately cease all operations, declaring that its drivers and vehicles pose an imminent hazard to public safety. Coach USA Tour, Inc., operates a small fleet of tour buses and primarily provides sightseeing tours in the northeastern United...
Anti-Distracted Driving PSAs distributed during Global Youth Traffic Safety Month WASHINGTON, May 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of Global Youth Traffic Safety Month(TM), the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), Mazda Motorsports, the Ad Council and the National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS) announced the six high school and college winners of their second annual Project Yellow Light scholarship contest. "One Text or Call Could Wreck It All," was the theme of this year's...
FMCSA finds company operated without proper registration WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) today ordered Toledo, Ohio-based Destiny Tours to immediately cease all interstate passenger transportation service for failing to obtain proper federal operating authority. "We are going to continue to use every tool we have to ensure bus companies comply with federal regulations," said...
PSAs featured on billboards and bus shelters in time for Global Youth Traffic Safety Month WASHINGTON, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At the beginning of the summer driving season--which is twice as deadly for teens--the nation's top highway safety agency is expanding its anti-texting campaign on billboards and bus shelters ("Stop the Texts. Stop the Wrecks."). (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130501/DC05747) More than 1,000 billboards and bus shelters will...
New product line will allow installers to source decorative bollard covers and high-impact security posts from the same supplier. Vancouver, BC (PRWEB) April 30, 2013 Reliance Foundry Co. Ltd., North America’s premier supplier of bollards, bike racks, and custom castings announced moves to increase the level of convenience delivered to its customers today by releasing a line of steel pipe bollards for use in security applications. Reliance Foundry has always supplied top-notch bollards...
Recommends Ban on Hands-Free Texting While Driving to Reduce Danger on Roadways ELK GROVE, Calif., April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADEPT Driver, a California company that develops proven crash reduction programs, highlighted a newly published research bulletin issued by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) entitled Driver Distraction and Hands-Free Texting While Driving. The research bulletin examines causes of distracted driving, risks and prevalence associated with...
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Traffic cones, which also have many other names, are cone shaped markers used primarily to redirect traffic in a safe manner. They are used to create separation or merge lanes during construction although more permanent markers are used if the diversion is to stay in place for a long period of time. Charles P. Rudebaker invented the traffic cone in 1914. His version was made of concrete although now the cones are usually made of a brightly-colored thermoplastic or rubber. The cones are...
