Mar 08 Watch Can Lure of Driver’s Licenses Keep Kids in School? Can Lure of Driver's Licenses Keep Kids in School?… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch News Wrap: NTSB Urges Ban on Cell Phone Use While Driving In other news Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended a ban on using a cell phone while driving. It said the ban should apply to both hands-free and hand-held phones. Also, at least 28 people were killed in violence… Continue watching
Dec 13 Watch NTSB Answers Cell Phone Ban Questions Deborah Hersman of the National Transportation Safety Board talks with Hari Sreenivasan about the board’s recommendation to ban all cell phone use in vehicles. Continue watching
Aug 26 Watch Car of the Future Will Keep Us Safe Behind the Wheel at any Age For more on this story, go to www.pbs.org/newshour… Continue watching
Aug 25 Watch In ‘Old People Driving,’ Handing Over the Keys Means the End of the Road In "Old People Driving," filmmaker Shaleece Haas examines how aging Americans can balance safety and independence as the ranks of drivers 85 and older surpasses 3 million. This excerpt is part of The Economist Film Project series of independently produced… Continue watching
Oct 15 Watch Exploring the Hazards of Texting, Talking While Driving As new evidence emerges about the hazards of driving while talking on a cell phone, more states are pushing to ban the practice. KCET's "SoCal Connected" takes a closer look. Continue watching
Oct 01 Enforcement of Texting-While-Driving Bans Proves a Tough Task By Talea Miller Distractions on the road are plentiful, but as cell technology continues to creep behind the wheel, drivers sending phone text messages are creating a new danger on the roads. Continue reading
Sep 30 Watch Summit Aims to Put the Brakes on Texting While Driving Text messaging while driving has been found to increase the odds of a crash by 23 times. Now, lawmakers and transportation experts are trying to find a way to stop the dangerous practice. Ray Suarez reports. Continue watching
Jul 28 Watch Cell Phone Use Raises Risks While Driving, Studies Show A series of new studies and reports shows that drivers making a phone call or text messaging are more of a danger than previously thought. Continue watching