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      <title>HUAD.org : Hang Up and Drive!</title>
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         <title>Officials explore link between phones, accidents</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Augusta Chronicle (subscription), GA - Doug Brown's eyebrows furrowed when he was slightly bumped by another driver while en route to downtown Augusta a couple of weeks ago. The cause: a driver distracted while talking on a cell phone. It was not the first time someone distracted by a cell phone had made his commute a pain. <a href="http://chronicle.augusta.com/stories/021808/met_187767.shtml">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:56:03 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Survive The Drive</title>
         <description><![CDATA[WLBT-TV, MS - ...It's also important for parents to communicate with their kids, emphasizing the importance of wearing seat belts, limiting cell phone use when they're behind the wheel, and drivers should never text message. <a href="http://www.wlbt.com/Global/story.asp?S=7896752&nav=2CSf">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:50:07 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>AT&amp;T Sends Message To Teens: Hang Up And Drive</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Mediapost.com, NY - Feb 19, 2008 - by Laurie Sullivan - 
KIDS MAY NOT ALWAYS LISTEN, but AT&T's latest marketing promotion tells teenagers and young adults to hang up the cell phone and drive. Sending a message, the nation's No. 1 carrier Friday rolled out a marketing campaign to promote its sponsorship in stock car racing's elite circuit with Fox Sports Nascar and Safe Driving public service initiative. <a href="http://publications.mediapost.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Articles.showArticleHomePage&art_aid=76709">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:45:08 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Proposed Cell Phone Law</title>
         <description><![CDATA[WSAZ-TV, WV - Thousands of people talk on cell phones while driving, but safety advocates say the practice is dangerous. And if West Virginia lawmakers have their way it could be costly, too. A bill introduced by Delegate Nancy Peoples Guthrie would make talking or texting behind the wheel a misdemeanor, punishable by a $25 fine. <a href="http://www.wsaz.com/home/headlines/15761007.html">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Wed, 20 Feb 2008 08:39:18 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Gov. Schwarzenegger Signs Teen Driving Cell Ban</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Goes Into Effect July 2008 - KGO By Karina Rusk - REDWOOD CITY, Calif., Sep. 13, 2007 (KGO) - Governor Schwarzenegger is telling teenagers to put away their cell phones while driving now and get a jump start on that safety measure before it becomes law. <a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=local&id=5656009">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:51:59 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Distracted drivers: A dangerous breed</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Dolphin-news.com - Each year, an estimated 284,000 distracted drivers are involved in serious crashes, according to a study by the University of North Carolina (UNC) Highway Safety Research Center. This study was funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. <a href="http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=18808949&BRD=1659&PAG=461&dept_id=8103&rfi=6">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:42:06 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Milford cops blitz drivers on phone</title>
         <description><![CDATA[MILFORD — City police cited 432 people for using their cell phones without a hands-free device while driving over the past two weeks, according to Chief Keith Mello. The crackdown in Milford was ordered after police noticed more motorists ignoring the 2005 state law that bans distracted driving, he said. <a href="http://www.connpost.com/breakingnews/ci_6870941">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:36:45 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Southfield moves closer to cell phone restriction ordinance</title>
         <description><![CDATA[September 11, 2007 - By BILL LAITNER - FREE PRESS STAFF WRITER - 
The Southfield City Council took a step Monday night toward restricting – but not banning – cell-phone use while driving in the city. <a href="http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070911/NEWS03/70911033/0/SPORTS18">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 09:30:07 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Bill would ban cell phone use by drivers</title>
         <description><![CDATA[HARRISBURG -- Suddenly, some state legislators almost want
to ride along in your car to make you a safer driver. <!--SELECTION--><A
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         <pubDate>Thu, 13 Sep 2007 06:59:27 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Texting While Driving</title>
         <description><![CDATA[by Cristina Frank - KIMT News 3 - There's a warning from driving instructors for those who choose to drive distracted. In Minnesota, drivers under the age of 18 are not allowed to use cell phones, even hands free, while on the road. An attempt to keep young drivers focused on the road and not their keypad. <a href="http://www.kimt.com/news/local/9699662.html">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:35:15 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Buy a Bluetooth for your teenaged driver, too - it will save lives</title>
         <description><![CDATA[by Elizabeth Blair York | September 10th, 2007 - As we anticipate the rollout later this year for MoGo’s Bluetooth headset, more and more states are introducing laws that will make these headsets not only useful, but lawful. A hands-free solution, like a Bluetooth, may be the only thing that stands between you and an expensive ticket. <a href="http://www.mogomobility.com/buy-a-bluetooth-for-your-teenaged-driver-too-it-will-save-lives/">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:32:46 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Cell phones a moving danger</title>
         <description><![CDATA[September 10, 2007 - Rutland Herald, VT - I'm glad to hear that the law banning cell phones is finally being passed in Vermont. Although I will openly admit that I am guilty of using my phone in my car, the recent accident in New York really affected the way I look at the situation. <a href="http://www.rutlandherald.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070910/OPINION02/709100327/1037/OPINION02">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 07:21:12 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Laws Target Teen Drivers&apos; Cell Phone Use</title>
         <description><![CDATA[SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Narin Leininger knows about the risks of talking on a cell phone or sending text messages while driving. The 16-year-old high school junior says he'd only use his phone behind the wheel in an emergency — a flat tire, traffic jam or crash. But if he ever decided to whip out his phone to chat or text with a friend while steering, he wondered, could anyone stop him? <a href="http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5hknuBlxIrCM4I6jCWpevWU4XTPFQ">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:31:34 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>Friends Don’t Let Friends Talk and Drive (on a cell phone)</title>
         <description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.arsgeek.com/">ArsGeek.com</a> - As a driver there are three things that annoy me: People who do not know how to use their turn signal. People who run red lights and people who use their cell phones while driving. <a href="http://www.arsgeek.com/?p=2560">READ MORE</a>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Tue, 11 Sep 2007 06:19:26 -0500</pubDate>
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         <title>A misguided effort?</title>
         <description><![CDATA[Contra Costa Times - STATE SEN. JOE SIMITIAN, D-Palo Alto,
has successfully carried a bill through the Assembly that bans
drivers younger than 18 from using their cell phones, be it hands-free
or not. <A HREF="http://www.contracostatimes.com/opinion/ci_6815829?nclick_check=1"
TARGET="_blank">READ MORE</A>...]]></description>
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         <pubDate>Fri, 07 Sep 2007 06:49:16 -0500</pubDate>
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