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Go Montgomery! Subscribe to RSS Feed The County’s long-term, comprehensive transportation plan will significantly increase spending on new roads, transit, hiker-biker trails, and pedestrian safety.
Monday, April 30, 2012 Study Finds Texting While Driving is Top Reason for Teenage Deaths John Aaron, WTOP Radio, reported that according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), texting while driving is the number one killer of American teens. The not-for-profit Texting Awareness Foundation hopes that statistic will convince drivers to put away their phones when behind the wheel. As part of Distracted Driver Awareness Month, the foundation released the following facts: Answering a text takes the driver’s attention away from the road for about five seconds, enough time to travel the length of a football field. When a driver is texting, steering capability decreases by 91 percent. While texting, reaction time decreases by 35 percent. About 6,000 deaths and a half a million injuries are caused by distracted drivers every year. Text messaging increases crash risk 23 times more than driving under normal circumstances. CATEGORIES: News , Safety POSTED AT: 3:00:00 AM \|	Transportation Plan for Our Future Blog Home website Categories 311 (2) Award (3) Bethesda (1) Bikeways (17) BRAC (12) Bridges (10) Budget (10) Cleaning (8) Commuter Services (35) Electric Vehicles (1) Highway (9) ICC (8) KMCB (6) Leaf Collection (5) Metro (6) News (33) Parking (30) Pedestrian Safety (45) Projects (56) Public Forum (17) Publication (2) Ride On (33) Road Repair (33) safespeed (3) Safety (23) Seniors (1) SHA (5) Snow (15) SSTC (1) Task Force (2) Taxi (1) Traffic (3) Traffic Signal (6) Archive May 2012 (17) April 2012 (16) March 2012 (14) February 2012 (10) January 2012 (7) December 2011 (10) November 2011 (10) October 2011 (9) September 2011 (10) August 2011 (12) July 2011 (9) June 2011 (16) May 2011 (14) April 2011 (8) March 2011 (17) February 2011 (10) January 2011 (9) December 2010 (8) November 2010 (9) October 2010 (6) September 2010 (7) August 2010 (9) July 2010 (13) June 2010 (9) May 2010 (7) April 2010 (12) March 2010 (10) February 2010 (12) January 2010 (11) December 2009 (10) November 2009 (10) October 2009 (8) September 2009 (10) August 2009 (9)

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