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The Australian Council of Trade Unions ACTU has illustrated several matters in a recent media release the safety of migrant labourers and the unacceptable rate of fatalities in the Australian Construction industry. Sadly these issues were mentioned in a media release protesting about the continuation of the Australian Building and Construction Commission ABCC. The … [...]

Distracted driving crashes were linked to 5,474 fatalities and 448,000 injuries nationwide in 2009, alone, said ABC News. People need to take personal responsibility for the fact that theyre driving a three or four thousand pound car, said Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, speaking to ABC News. If youre looking down at a cell phone for [...]

Washington Post (blog) Maryland warns distracted driversWashington Post (blog)During my online chat Monday, a traveler asked a question about the new cellphone law that will take effect Friday in Maryland. …Maryland bans holding cell phone while drivingBusinessWeekBan all cell phone use while drivingBaltimore SunMarylanders getting ready for state law banning cell phones while drivingABC2 NewsWJZ -NBC [...]

Approximately 1.6 million traffic accidents happen on roads across the U.S. because people are talking on cell phones. Studies show that eight in ten Americans admit to driving while on their cell phones. A report by TheHarvard Mental Health Letter found that talking on a cell phone while driving is more dangerous than talking to [...]

MyFox Washington DC Virginia police to use an old law to increase fines for distracted drivingWashington PostFrustrated by a toothless law that the Virginia legislature passed last year, the Fairfax County Police Department is turning to an old law to wage war …Va. county goes after distracted drivers who textBusinessWeekall 25 news articles » View full [...]

08242010 West Palm Beach, FL, USA Sandra Quinlan Sandra Quinlan Charlotte, NCA distracted driver was charged in connection with the Sunday morning, August 22, 2010 traffic crash that claimed the life of a nurse. The unfortunate pedestrian-involved accident occurred in Mecklenburg County and left another nurse with critical injuries as well, according to … View [...]

Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding member and senior partner As you know from reading my blogs, I have been giving presentations for years to students throughout the Metro area about the dangers associated with driving while being distracted through cell phone use, texting, drinking, loud music, rubber-necking, etc.. The Department of Transportation has announced [...]

The second Distracted Driving Summit will be held in September this year in Washington DC. Last years first ever Distracted Driving Summit was followed by major advances in combating the effect of technological distractions behind the wheel.Since that Summit in October, the federal administration has banned texting while driving for commercial bus and truck drivers. [...]

Almost everyone does it.Listening to a ball-by-ball commentary of the game on the radio while driving-we’ve all been there.However, a new study conducted by British researchers seems to suggest that listening to sports commentary can be just as much of an accident risk as drunk driving. The British researchers looked at motorists driving just around [...]

Posted by: Salvatore J. Zambri, founding partner CONTACT ME Approximately 5.7 million car crashes take place in America every year. Approximately 28 of those crashes about 1.6 million accidents are caused by distracted driving. 1.4 million are attributed to cell phone use. The remaining 200,000 collisions are attributed to texting. Of course, these numbers are [...]