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Nearly half of teens admit texting while driving, study says

"This is really a huge problem," says the study's lead author, Dr. Andrew Adesman

Tags: teens, texting and driving, texting while driving

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Parents' texting obscures warning to teens

In an online survey of teen drivers with smartphones, while young drivers hear their parents warnings, they see those parents texting "all the time."

Tags: pew research center, smart phone, Neal Augenstein

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Texting while driving is No. 1 killer of teens

The not-for-profit Texting Awareness Foundation hopes that statistic from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is enough to convince drivers to put away their phones when they are driving.

Tags: john aaron, Texting Awareness Foundation

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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, distracted driving

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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, distracted driving, texting

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