The Texas Department of Transportation reports that distracted driving played a part in 1 in 4 crashes statewide in 2009. Now, as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April, the agency is launching a new campaign to save lives on Texas roadways: “Talk. Text. Crash.”
Monthly Archive
for: ‘March, 2011’
How to survive a submerged car: take two
Last week we highlighted an article from Car and Driver, in which author Tony Quiroga and illustrator Chris Philpot take a dry, humorous approach at offering some advice about how to escape from a sinking car. Continuing on this theme, we’ve tracked down a Howcast video which provides an even-more-visual tutorial on some things to keep in mind if you find yourself in this nightmare scenario.
5th annual Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day set for May 1
5th Annual “Keep Kids Alive Drive 25” Day May 1st
What is Keep Kids Alive Drive 25 Day?
Each year Keep Kids …
How to survive a submerged car, laugh in the face of danger
This month, Car and Driver has offered some tips on how to make it out alive, though not without a wink. The feautre is illustrated in the simple, black outline of an airline safety manual, injecting a bit of gallows humor into the proceedings.
Test track used to recreate a shockwave traffic jam
This won’t alleviate the frustration you feel when caught in an inexplicable traffic jam, but it at least provides a bit of insight into how traffic can be flowing normally at one point, and then inching along slowly a moment later.
States extend helmet laws to protect motorcyclists in 47 states
We’ve all seen motorcyclists flying down the freeway at 70, 75 miles per hour or more. Some without helmets. And while …
Pediatricians, NHTSA advise rear-facing seats for children 2 and under
Booster seats are safer for children than ill-fitting safety belts, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the American Academy of Pediatrics. And both organizations are responding to their findings with new recommendations for parents.
Blue Tattle-Tale Lights popping up around the country
A story from WKYT in Fayette, Kentucky highlights the use of a new tool being used to stop drivers from running red lights. They’re called “tattle-tale” lights, and they may add a splash of blue to the colors you’re accustomed to seeing displayed on traffic signals.
One of India’s more exciting intersections
See if you can detect a method to the madness here, because we sure can’t . . . Rest assured that traffic signals DO exist over in India, just not at this particular intersection/free-for-all. You’ll notice that it gets pretty jammed up around the 1:40 mark, but other than that, things seem to have a way of working themselves out.
