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Research by the Transport Research Laboratory showed that texting while driving slowed a driver's reaction time more so than drinking alcohol or using drugs. Driver's reaction times decreased by 46% while making a call, 37% when texting and driving, and 27% during hands-free calls. Those who were drinking and driving at the limit of 80 mg of ...
A new University of Missouri study looks at the kinds of messages that work to stop drivers from texting. Missouri texting and driving law starts Monday. Research shows what messages reach drivers
Drunk driving is the act of operating a motor vehicle with the operator's ability to do so impaired as a result of alcohol consumption, or with a blood alcohol level in excess of the legal limit. [1] For drivers 21 years or older, driving with a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of 0.08% or higher is illegal.
Location of Missouri. The alcohol laws of Missouri are among the most permissive in the United States. [1] Missouri is known throughout the Midwest for its largely laissez-faire approach to alcohol regulation, in sharp contrast to the very strict alcohol laws of some of its neighbors, like Kansas and Oklahoma.
Every 79 seconds, someone in the U.S. is killed or injured by an impaired driver. Drunk driving deaths increased by 14% for two consecutive years, rising to more than 13,000 for the first time ...
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[45] The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released polling data in 2009 that showed 87% of people consider texting and e-mailing while driving a "very serious" safety threat, almost equivalent to the 90% of those polled who consider drunk driving a threat. Despite the acknowledgement of the dangers of texting behind the wheel, about half of ...
A video shared by AAA showed how speeding cars, SUVs and semi trucks pass mere inches from tow truck drivers as they work on the side of the road. ‘Please help us’: Missouri drivers urged to ...