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While they are intended to reduce the problem of distracted driving, two just-released studies suggest that voice-activated dashboard systems and smartphones may actually worsen distracted driving. These two studies, by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety and the University of Utah, paint a troubling picture. These types of systems are supposed to be designed…

NHTSA Drunk Driving Survey:  Data Not Complete Yet The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is conducting another in a series of surveys regarding the prevalence of drug and alcohol use among drivers, and they have been using off-duty Fort Worth police officers to help conduct it. Their efforts have resulted in a large number…

Houston Wrong Way Accident: Drunk Driving Blamed Wrong way accidents seem to be on the increase in Texas lately, and a disturbing number of them seem to be caused by people who choose to drive while under the influence of alcohol. One such accident occurred on the Katy Freeway recently. The wrong-way accident, which…

As you may recall, five cast members of the popular summer musical “Texas” died in a terrible crash near Dumas, Texas back on August 12, when their car went through a stop sign and slammed into a tractor-trailer. Among the fatalities were three West Texas A&M University theater students. At the time, the Texas…

Five members of the cast of the popular summer musical “Texas” were killed in an automobile accident on August 12, not far from Dumas, Texas, when the car they were driving blew through a stop sign and collided with a tractor-trailer near Dumas. Among the fatal victims of the accident were three West Texas…

All Methods of Texting and Driving Dangerous: Study Shows All Methods of Texting Dangerous It’s easy to see how typing out a text message on a cell phone while you’re actively driving a car down a highway can be dangerous. That’s why many of us have looked into alternatives, such as Siri’s speech-to-text technology,…

Teen Alcohol Use Remains a Danger: Parents Ignorant to Teen Drinking Realities It’s prom and graduation season here in Texas, which means a lot of teenagers will be celebrating their freedom. Some will just go to dinner, dance and go home, or hang out at a diner with friends. Unfortunately, many of them will…

At one time, Mark Grace was a major league baseball player who played 16 seasons for the Chicago Cubs and Arizona Diamondbacks. More recently, he was a Diamondbacks broadcaster. But beginning Feb. 10, he’ll get to spend four months in jail and another three years of supervised probation for driving drunk. Thankfully, he was…

With the Super Bowl around the corner, the Texas Department of Transportation is reminding people to Know When to Pass the keys.  The partying associated with football unfortunately spills over onto the roadways, on occasion.  According to the Texas DOT, big football games lead to an increase in drunk driving.  The DOT reports: Football…

Texas ranks at the bottom in a new report grading states based on traffic safety laws.  A new report released by the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (AHAS), entitled “Roadmap of State Highway Safety Laws.” According to the report, Texas has one of the worst records among the states for passing highway safety…