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10.02.2009 2:05 pm

Survey: Too many Missourians don’t buckle up

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

More than one in five Missourians don’t wear their seatbelts, according to a new statewide survey.

The disturbing data, gathered through observations at 460 “survey sites” throughout the state, show Missouri continues to lag behind the national average for seatbelt use. Only 77 percent…

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07.02.2009 4:18 pm

Traffic fatalities lowest since ‘61

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

New federal traffic safety data show that the number of people killed on U.S. roads and highways last year was the lowest since 1961.

The 37,261 deaths represented a 9.7 percent drop from 2007, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality…

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05.20.2009 11:33 am

Texting while driving

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

It’s distracting. It’s dangerous. And one out of four mobile phone users do it: driving while text messaging.

A new national survey released today by Vlingo Corp. found that despite growing public awareness of the dangers, 26 percent of mobile phone…

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