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Entries tagged with 'safety'DART police report: Fare jumpers got nailed in 09; HOV enforcement still lax on 75Photo courtsey of DART image library DART officers issued significantly more citations for fare evasion in the past year, according to a year-end report on the transit agency's police activities. More than 14,500 citations were issued for fare jumping... Texting while driving: Just as bad as drunk driving?And we thought Texans were in love with rough and ready justice. But not even the steeliest-eyed Texas Ranger has anything on the country as a whole when it comes to throwing the book at drivers who send or receive... About half of Texas teens use cell behind wheelA survey of Texas teens shows that about half of them still talk on their cell phone while driving, and nearly as many send or read text messages behind the wheel, too -- but the numbers are improving, according to... Shouldn't your child walk to school?Classes resume next week, and parents will be taking take a fresh look at the way the kids get to school. Not enough of them walk to school, in my opinion. And some of those who walk have obstacles... |