Honk if you love apps that protect teen drivers
Source: USA TODAY The University of North Carolina is releasing what it calls the first research-based app for parents of teen drivers, which focuses not on restricting behind-the-wheel cellphone use...
View ArticleSchool cheating scandal shakes up Atlanta
Source: USA TODAY ATLANTA — As dozens of educators indicted in the Atlanta Public Schools cheating scandal prepare for the next phase of the legal process, some area African Americans view the...
View ArticleHands-free texting still dangerous
Source: USA TODAY New research suggests it’s just as unsafe to use a voice-to-text mobile app while driving as it is to text manually. The new study is by the Texas Transportation Institute, which says...
View ArticleIn a jam again: Traffic congestion back on the rise
Source: USA TODAY After nearly two years of sharp declines, traffic congestion in the USA is on the rise again, thanks largely to an improving economy. For the first three months this year, congestion...
View ArticleSurvey: Nearly a quarter of teens drive while impaired
Source: USA TODAY Nearly a quarter of teens — 23% — admit to driving under the influence of alcohol, marijuana or prescription drugs used illegally at some point, a new survey finds. What’s worse, they...
View ArticleIn a sharp trend reversal, highway fatalities rise
Source: USA TODAY Road deaths in the USA rose 5.3% last year to 34,080, the first year-over-year increase in traffic fatalities since 2005, according to preliminary estimates today from the National...
View ArticleFWIW: Few drivers nabbed by texting bans
Source: USA TODAY Statewide texting-while-driving bans have become an increasingly popular tool against the deadly practice since Washington state introduced the first one in 2007; 39 states and the...
View ArticleStates cracking down on drunken boating
Source: USA TODAY It’s not just the highways: With the summer recreational boating season just getting underway, several states are moving to cut down on boating under the influence. Alcohol use is the...
View ArticleFlurry of train crashes not a new national trend
Source: USA TODAY This month’s rash of high-profile train crashes — in Maryland, Missouri and Connecticut — likely represent a coincidence and are not indicative of a trend, experts said Wednesday. “I...
View ArticleGroup rates Minneapolis as top U.S. city park system
Source: USA TODAY Minneapolis, where 94% of residents live within a 10-minute walk of a park, has the U.S.’ best park system, according to new rankings by a national non-profit conservation group. New...
View ArticleAAA: Hands-free texting and calling are not risk-free
Source: USA TODAY The increasingly popular voice-activated, in-car technologies that allow drivers to text, talk on the phone or even use Facebook while driving still allow for dangerous mental...
View Article1 in 9 U.S. bridges in need of repair
Source: USA TODAY More than one in nine bridges in the USA — at least 66,405, or 11% of the total — are structurally deficient, according to a new report. These are not rarely used, out-of-the way...
View ArticleSpeeding a deadly issue for teen drivers
Source: USA TODAY We forgot about speed. To make roadways safer for teens, the nation has focused much attention on such critical issues as distracted driving and driving under the influence. But...
View ArticleDon’t text and walk: Pedestrians step in front of trains
Source: USA TODAY It’s happening with increasing frequency around the nation: Someone distracted by their cellphone, iPod or other device walks in front of a moving train, according to transportation...
View ArticleFourth of July brings celebrations coast to coast
Source: USA TODAY Americans celebrated Independence Day Thursday with the reopening of Lady Liberty, one of the USA’s premier music festivals, swearing-in ceremonies for brand-new citizens and a...
View ArticlePealing bells to mark 50 years since MLK’s rousing ‘Dream’
Source: USA TODAY ATLANTA — The King Center is urging communities around the world to participate in a bell-ringing ceremony next month to help commemorate the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King’s...
View ArticlePolice in 11 states step up speeding enforcement on I-80
Source: USA TODAY A stern warning for travelers on Interstate 80 from California to New Jersey: Don’t speed. Troopers in 11 states along I-80 are stepping up enforcement beginning Wednesday and lasting...
View ArticleTV anchor, namesake to re-create Amelia Earhart flight
Source: USA TODAY America’s fascination with legendary pilot Amelia Earhart is never-ending. Her flying accomplishments and her baffling disappearance have intrigued Americans for nearly 80 years. She...
View ArticleSchool buses go green, with eco-friendly propane fuel
Source: USA TODAY As schoolchildren around the nation head back to the bus stop in the coming weeks, a number of them may notice a change in their school buses. A growing number of school districts...
View ArticleDenver pilot learns she’s not related to Amelia Earhart
Source: USA TODAY Amelia Rose Earhart, a 30-year-old Denver television reporter and pilot who next summer will attempt to re-create and complete the final flight of Amelia Earhart, says she has now...
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