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more about #cellphones more comments → that ain't the way to have fun, son: What these statistics say is, while 15% can be blamed on being "distracted", be it by the pickle falling off your Royale with cheese, or screwing with... more » Flathead Smith: All cars should be Federally/UN/EU mandated to have no distractions; this means no radio, TV, cell phone, maps, prostitutes, gages, Big Gulps, blinkin... more » engineerd: NHTSA Summit 2009: Texting While Driving Vail, CO 0800: Opening Remarks, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood 0900: Opening Prayer, Father Mulcahy... more » philibuster: We didn't need those people anyway. more » tempesjo: This NHTSA statistic is meaningful only if we also know how many fatal accidents were prevented as a result of distracted driving. For example, if th... more » Number_Six: What about road head? I think we discussed that last week. more » lilwillie: God Damn texting a-holes. Next person I pass on the road who is texting while driving I am throwing my Beer can at them. more » Alfisted: While distraction is the leading cause of accidents in the US, almost all accidents are preventable. As a public service, I present the other top 9 c... more » Jagvar: I remember my hometown made the news in 2000 when a soccer mom plowed head-on into a tree while speeding and talking on her cell. Her 7-year-old daugh... more » pres: Shit, I'm on my Berry right now doing 70 while posting this. I'm not dis..... more » SirNotAppearing: Hey, what's that smell? Increased government spending and new legislation to protect us from ourselves, did you say? more » Rock517: From the article: "The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving distracted drivers, o... more » Scandinavian Flick: This is why I don't take pictures of my plumber's crack while driving. I wait until I am safely at home to share pictures of my hairy butt with the w... more » Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig): Texting on a RAZR is dangerous even when sitting still. Crappy, vague buttons. Luckily, I only need mine to...wait for it...make phone calls. more » Andrew Didorosi: Number three was double fun. more » -
#nhtsa
NHTSA: Distracted Driving Caused 6,000 Deaths In 2008
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood claims that 15% of all road deaths last year were due to driving while distracted. Texting while driving and other cell-phone-related driver behavior is the focus of a NHTSA summit that began today. Good. [Freep] -
#cargadgets
22 Custom Jalopnik Wallpapers For Your Apple iPhone And Palm Pre
The recent release of the Apple iPhone 3GS and the Palm Pre provide a great time for these twenty-two exclusive, high-resolution Jalopnik wallpapers to you, our car-obsessive readership. Take your pick below. More » -
#government
Detroit Lawmaker Proposes Texting-While-Driving Ban, Angers Youth
A Detroit legislator is trying for the second time to put a stop to texting while driving in Michigan, pursuing legislation levying a misdemeanor and hefty fine on perpetrators. More » -
