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09.30.2009 11:14 am

6,000 distracted driving deaths put cell phones in cross hairs

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

The U.S. Department of Transportation this morning kicked off its two-day summit on distracted driving, reporting that 6,000 people died last year in traffic accidents caused by distracted drivers.

The summit was called by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, who wants traffic…

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09.29.2009 3:14 pm

AT&T campaigns against texting while driving, national summit set to convene

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

I was reminded yet again today of the dangers of texting and driving. After lunch, I was pulling away from the curb when a woman zipped past me, eyes glued to the screen of her cell phone, upon which she…

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