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A new texting hazard

I see that AT&T, our hometown telecommunications giant, is joining a conference in Washington today on the dangers of texting and and talking on cell phones while driving. I encountered a new variety of this hazard yesterday. As I was...


A gut-wrenching video for texting drivers

Faithful correspondent Liz sends along a video that says everything that needs to be said about texting while driving. I don't know what country the video comes from -- obviously some place where they drive on the left side...


Right up there with applying eyeliner

Talk about a study that learned the obvious. Here's the "No jive, Clive" headline from today's newspaper: Study: Texting sharply increases driving risks...


Texting on a motorcycle - how dumb can you get?

Our editorial board has been discussing the usefulness of a ban on using cellphones while driving - a perennial topic currently back in the news due to the resurrection of long-buried research showing it's actually stupider and more dangerous than...


Texting while driving with elbows

I haven't been enthused about laws to ban the use of cell phones while driving. But I could sure support a law against texting while driving. It seems so obvious that it shouldn't require a law. But a woman veered...


Driving while texting: The low-tech solution

A local company has come up with software that will prevent dangerous texting-while-driving. The program disables cell phones' texting capabilities by using satellites to identify and block texts to and from moving cars. It's expected to be a hit with...

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