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Oklahoma Trucker Gets Prison Term in Fatal Crash
An Oklahoma truck driver was sentenced recently to 12 years in prison after he was convicted of manslaughter in the deaths of two people in a fatal truck crash in west Texas in late 2011. In an account of the sentencing, mywesttexas.com reported that the truck driver,...
Critics Say Digital Signs Distract Drivers
Digital billboards are a hotly contested highway safety issue. Even though outdoor advertisers have guidelines for billboards that were implemented by the Highway Beautification Act in the 1960s, the invention of brightly lit electronic billboards that shuffle through...
850,000 Crashes Linked to Cells Phones So Far in 2013
A car crash related to cell phone use or texting occurs about every 30 seconds in the U.S. That adds up to more than 850,000 cell phone-related auto accidents since the beginning of 2013, according to the National Safety Council. The organization recommends that all...