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Title: Docs urge action to stop young drivers? texting
Post by: riky on September 20, 2014, 09:00:48 AM
Docs urge action to stop young drivers? texting

By Janice Neumann NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Texting while driving could be contributing to thousands of car crashes, especially among teens, and the American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) wants policy makers, doctors and parents to do something about it. Texting by novice drivers raises the chances of an accident almost four-fold, the authors of a new position statement point out. But they say new laws, combined with public education, could help eradicate this unnecessary risk on the roadways. ...

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