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LaHood: Cellphone Use While Driving A “National Epidemic”
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood (US DOT Photo) US Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has stepped up federal efforts to combat distracted driving, which he says are responsible for...
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Heads Up, New Yorkers: If You Text and Walk, A New York Knick Will Hurl a...
To ensure compliance with the rules of the road, the New York City Department of Transportation is mounting a public safety campaign to make sure New Yorkers are displaying situational awareness. Or as...
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Texting-While-Driving Tickets Quadruple in New York
(Photo by Kate Hinds) Police in New York have written over 20,000 tickets since a more stringent texting-while-driving law took effect in 2011 – more than four times the amount than in the prior year....
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Road Rules: How Do We Learn Them? And When Will People Follow Them?
(San Francisco – KALW) A big part of life in the Bay Area is how we get around. We drive and complain about parking; take MUNI and complain about delays; bike and risk car collisions (and complain),...
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NYC Suggests You Avoid Getting Killed By Looking Up From Your Smartphone
NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan (left) unveils new street safety campaign with U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood. (Crouch down, Ray, like we rehearsed.) (photo by Jim O'Grady) (New York,...
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As Gov’t Considers Regulations, Autonomous Car Boosters Show Off Plans
Google executives show off a self-driving car. January 20, 2011 (Washington, D.C. — WAMU) It’s the heart of the morning commute. A professional pulls his laptop computer from his brief case and begins...
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VIDEO: Transportation Nation’s Mug. It Can Be Yours.
Action shot from "Multi-Modal Mug" shot film by Amy Pearl / WNYC At Transportation Nation, we serve up serious news, with flair, style, and a flash of java. Rejoice. (And get a tax deduction, too.) You...
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TN MOVING STORIES: NORAD Tracking Santa; Wealthy Chinese Buying the...
Top stories on TN: Vignelli, Designer of Famous Subway Map, Defends His Version Over These Others (link) Year in Review Bay Area: Narrow Votes, New Apps and a Neighborhood Bus Ride (link) Carmakers...
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Detroit Auto Show: Big Sales, New Models, Fuel Efficiency
A 2014 Chevrolet Corvette C7 Stingray on display at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. (Mitchell Hartman, Marketplace) The North American International Auto Show has kicked off in...
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Making Orlando’s Streets Safer for Pedestrians
Pedestrians fare better crossing low-speed streets like this one in Thornton Park, Orlando. But high-speed, multi-lane roads are more of a challenge. (Photo by Matthew Peddie) For years, Orlando has...
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Florida Allows Texting While Driving, Local Dad Fights to Change That
(Photo by Jason Weaver) (Ariana Prothero, WLRN — Miami, Fla.) Florida is one of just six states without any ban on texting and driving, even though experts say it makes you 23 times more likely to get...
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Distracted Driving Awareness Month Begins With Plea to Change Behavior
(photo by Jim Legans, Jr.) (Washington, D.C. — WAMU) Safety advocates are pivoting off Distracted Driving Awareness Month to publicize the issue. Meanwhile, legislators in Richmond — and push for...
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New Law Makes Distracted Driving a Primary Offense in Virginia
(photo by mrjasonweaver via flickr) Virginia lawmakers approved bipartisan legislation that makes texting while driving a primary offense, and significantly raises the fines. State legislators passed...
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Pay-By-Phone Parking — And Real-Time Space Availability — Being Tested in the...
Belmont BID chairman Frank Franz, NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and NYC DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, making the Pay-By-Phone announcement in the Bronx (photo by Christine Streich) An 18-block...
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