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November 12, 2013

Teens are more likely to drive drowsy

Most teens need 9.25 hours of sleep a night, so make it a rule and habit to turn off electronics and the lights by 10:30pm, then bump it to 10pm, then 9:45pm. That way, if you have to wake up by 7am you will get plenty of sleep. If you need to wake up earlier, then get to bed earlier. Not every teen needs this much sleep, so you can make changes so it’s right for you, but don’t get any less than 8.5 hours of sleep a night. You need at least this much.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / drowsy driving 4 Comments

May 8, 2013

Voice-to-text apps offer no driving safety benefit

Texting drivers may believe they’re being more careful when they use the voice-to-text method, but new research findings suggest that those applications offer no real safety advantage over manual texting.

The study was sponsored by the Southwest Region University Transportation Center and conducted by the Texas A&M Transportation Institute. SWUTC is a part of the University Transportation Centers Program, which is a federally-funded program administered by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Research and Innovative Technology Administration.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / distracted driving, Texas A&M Transporation Institute, texting, TTI study 1 Comment

January 30, 2013

Texas high school seniors drive high more than they drive drunk

New Texas data show that the number of high school seniors driving high on drugs now exceeds the number driving after drinking.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / drinking and driving, drunk driving, high driving, impaired driving 4 Comments

December 19, 2012

“I can text while driving” and other lies

I have fast reactions and can stop in time. It’s just this once. I’m in a hurry. I can drive this route with me eyes closed. I’ll make it home; I always do. Nothing has happened. I drive better when I’m a little buzzed. “I AM A GOOD DRIVER.”

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / risky behavior, teen driving 2 Comments

December 4, 2012

A teen driver and teen passengers are a deadly mix

AAA recently presented a study showing risky behavior increases for 16- and 17-year-old drivers as the number of teen passengers grows.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / AAA study, distractions, gdl, graduated drivers license, teen passengers 2 Comments

October 23, 2012

Far fewer teens drink and drive

In 2011, 10.3 percent of high school students 16 and older reported drinking and driving in the past 30 days, compared to 22.3 percent twenty years earlier.

Article by Stacey Tisdale / News / CDC, drinking and driving Leave a Comment

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