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Driving with pets is still legal, but is it safe?

The image of a dog hanging its head out of a moving car is as American as apple pie. But some states are reconsidering animal safety and banning pets from riding unrestrained.

Tags: pets, james malone, AAA

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Conference focuses on getting drivers to focus

A mega-conference on distracted driving with one goal in mind: Get drivers to pay full attention behind the wheel.

Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Debbie Hersman

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Tech solutions may not stop distracted driving

As federal leaders, safety advocates and automakers come together to address the issue of distracted driving, some potential technological solutions are being shown to have unintended consequences.

Tags: Adam Tuss, David Strickland, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation, cellphone

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LaHood honks when drivers talk or text

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood calls talking or texting while driving his "biggest source of irritation." He takes it very seriously and even looks for violators.

Tags: Ray LaHood, text while driving,

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Texting while driving could become a primary offense in Va.

A Senate Transportation committee approved approved legislation this week that would allow police to pull over drivers who are texting.

Tags: texting, texting while driving, Virginia General Assembly, George Barker

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Making our roads safer

Chris Core, Core Values

Tags: Chris Core, core values, Dave Albo,

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Bill would make it easier for Va. police to stop distracted drivers

A startling statistic on traffic deaths in Virginia has reinvigorated calls for stricter texting-while-driving laws there.

Tags: distracted driver, text while driving, texting

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