ON AUG. 1, my colleague and column-space mate, David Allen, expressed a concern in his column that I might reprimand reader Derek Deason, who had sent him a photograph of a hysterically confusing freeway sign that appears to have been taken while Mr. Deason was driving. Read More »
Don’t Sleep and Drive
While driving alone on the treacherous, winding, cliff-edged road that takes travelers from Northern California to Lake Tahoe last week, my mother experienced a "small" problem. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 37 percent of the population have admitted to nodding off while driving. Read More »
Heart worn on license plates
Some folks wear their innermost feelings on their sleeves. Others choose to display them on their license plates. Read More »
Reader Laments Cell Phone Driving Death of Neighbor
On this day every year, we pause to remember a horrific loss and tragedy. So I thought it appropriate to print the letter of a reader whose life will be forever touched by a different, yet no less significant, loss. Read More »
On Second Thought, Don’t Use Cell Phone While Driving
I've changed my mind. I no longer think there is anything OK about talking on a cell phone when driving. Read More »
CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) Reminds Consumers that Safety Should be Every Driver’s Top Priority
As National Wireless Safety Week draws to a close, CTIA-The Wireless Association(R) and the wireless industry reminds drivers that your most important responsibility behind the wheel is safety. Read More »
NHTSA, Virginia TechTransportation Institute Release Findings of Breakthrough Research on Real-World Driver Behavior, Distraction and Crash Factors
Driver inattention is the leading factor in most crashes and near-crashes, according to a landmark research report released today by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). Read More »
Phoning While Driving Increases Year By Year, Even As Evidence Of The Risk Accumulates
More drivers than ever are talking on cell phones. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that at any time of day 6 percent of drivers on U.S. roads in 2005 were using hand-held phones"”double the rate that was observed 5 years ago. The highest phone use rate in 2005 (10 percent) was among drivers 16 to 24 years old. Read More »
It Takes A Snap To Steer Out Of Highway Hypnosis
The wheels inside my head were humming along, focusing on all the things I had to do for the holidays: shop, decorate, bake (OK, actually microwave), change lanes. Read More »
1st Evidence of Effects of Cell Phone Use on Injury Crashes
Common sense as well as experience tell us that handling and dialing cell phones while driving compromise safety, and evidence is accumulating that phone conversations also increase crash risk. Read More »
