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Motor-vehicle
deaths down 3% in first two months of 2007.
Motor-vehicle deaths for
January through February of 2007 totaled 6,230. This figure is down 3% from
the corresponding 2-month period in 2006. The January to February figure for
2007 was 2% lower than the 2005 figure. The 2-month total for 2006 was
6,400, a 1% increase from 2005. The 2005 figure was 3% lower than 2004. The
estimated annual mileage death rate is 1.5 deaths per 100 million vehicle
miles traveled, unchanged from 2006.
Disabling motor-vehicle injuries for the first two months of 2007 are
estimated to be about 324,000, a 3% decrease from 2006.
The estimated cost of motor-vehicle deaths, injuries, and property damage
through February was $33.6 billion, a less than 0.5% increase from 2006. The
costs include wage and productivity losses, medical expenses, administrative
expenses, employer costs, and property damage.
Experts: More Training Needed For Teen Drivers
CHP: Inexperienced Drivers Easily Distracted
POSTED: 4:38 pm PDT May 1, 2006 UPDATED: 4:29 pm PDT May 2, 2006
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- By the end of 2007 there will be 600,000 new teenage
drivers on California roads, but the people who teach children to drive
said they won't be ready to get behind the wheel alone unless there are
changes in the way we teach our teens to drive.
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Bill seeks to review driver ed
By Tony Bizjak -- Bee Staff Writer
Published 2:15 am PST Tuesday, March 14, 2006
Story appeared on Page A3 of The Bee
Contending that California doesn't adequately prepare teenagers for the
road - with sometimes tragic results - a state legislator is calling for
a reassessment of how driver education is delivered in the state.
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Distracted Drivers: Even 'Hands-Free' Talking is
Dangerous
Robert Roy Britt
LiveScience Managing Editor
LiveScience.com
Cell phones have been labeled dangerous in a handful of studies cataloguing
how they distract drivers. One solution in many minds is the "hands-free"
phone.
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Elk Grove Motorcycle Officer Injured In Crash
theKCRAchannel.com
ELK GROVE, Calif. - An Elk Grove police motorcycle officer was seriously
injured in a collision Thursday evening. The crash happened about 6:30
p.m. on Laguna Oaks Drive near Laguna Boulevard..
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Drivers Urged to Slow Down in Foggy Conditions
Written for the web by C. Johnson, Internet News Producer
Even though the fog wasn't as dense Friday morning as originally forecasted,
drivers are still being urged to take care when visibility is reduced..
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Who Dies When Teenage Drivers Crash?
THE FOLLOWING IS A REPRINT OF A PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY THE AAA FOUNDATION
FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY DATED JANUARY 18, 2006
The majority of people killed in teen driver crashes are people other
than the teen driver themselves..
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