No texting for the long ha...

No texting for the long haul (The Valdosta Daily Times)
VALDOSTA — The advent of cell phone technology has increased the ability to communicate, but some lawmakers think it is also contributing to an increase in traffic accidents. See original here: No texting for the long haul (The Valdosta Daily Times)

Texting to blame for Chats...

Texting to blame for Chatsworth train crash, board finds (Simi Valley Acorn)
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the September 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash was caused when the train engineer ran a red light after being distracted while text messaging. read more Read more here:  Texting to blame for Chatsworth train crash, board finds (Simi Valley Acorn)

Safety board says texting ...

Safety board says texting to blame for ‘08 train collision (Moorpark Acorn)
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com The National Transportation Safety Board has concluded that the September 2008 Chatsworth Metrolink crash was caused when the train engineer ran a red light after being distracted while text messaging. The crash left 25 dead, including the engineer, Robert S a n c h e zwhohadreportedlysenorr read more More here:  Safety board says texting to blame for ‘08 train...

Prevent distracted driving...

Prevent distracted driving (USA Today)
Roads are dangerous even with out the added distractions. Read more: Prevent distracted driving (USA Today)

Video cameras watching tra...

Video cameras watching train crews. Needed for safety? Or going too far? (Los Angeles Times)
The 2008 Metrolink disaster in Chatsworth, now formally blamed on an engineer who was text messaging and ran a red light, has prompted federal safety investigators to call for installation of video surveillance cameras in all locomotive control cabs in the country. Read the original post: Video cameras watching train crews. Needed for safety? Or going too far? (Los Angeles Times)

NTSB Blames Texting Engine...

NTSB Blames Texting Engineer for 2008 Metrolink Crash (InjuryBoard)
Texting Engineer LEARN MORE NTSB – Web site InjuryBoard Partner , Rick Shapiro , Northern Virginia/DC – Railroad Injury Lawyer / former head of the American Association for Justice Railroad Law section American Society of Mechanical Engineers – Rail Division InjuryBoard on state texting laws InjuryBoard on teens ignore ban on cellphone while driving Federal Railroad Administration...
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