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Nov 14, 2012

DANGEROUS DRIVERS * USA

* DC - AAA Study: Finds young drivers nodding off behind the wheel

Washington, DC,USA -The Car Connection,by Suzanne Kane -Nov 13, 2012: -- Among the unsafe behaviors teen drivers display behind the wheel, nodding off while driving – which hasn’t received nearly enough attention – ranks right up there as potentially deadly... Now, a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that one in seven licensed drivers ages 16 to 24 admitted to nodding off at least one time during the past year. Compared to one in 10 of all licensed drivers who said they’d fallen asleep at the wheel, the AAA data shows young drivers more likely to engage in this dangerous behavior... In fact, the recent findings mirror what the AAA found in a 2010 study of National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) crash data that showed this age group 78 percent more likely to be drowsy when involved in a crash than 40- to 49-year-old drivers... The NHTSA data revealed that one in six deadly crashes involved drivers who had fallen asleep at the wheel, making drowsy driving a leading crash...


* DC - AAA: Seniors, RX Drugs, Driving: Potential safety risk 

(Photo: Older driver) 
Washington,DC,USA -The Car Connection, by Suzanne Kane -Sep 18, 2012: -- Every day, 10,000 Americans turn 65. More than 80 percent of drivers 65 and older regularly take medication—two-thirds take five or more daily. Yet only half have talked with a medical professional about the possible safety issues related to driving. The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety warns that the risks of drug interaction and side effects affecting driving ability is a growing problem not only for older drivers but for anyone who has to take medication and needs to drive. According to Jake Nelson, Director of Traffic Safety Advocacy and Research for AAA: Many seniors have no idea that medications they take regularly could pose a risk when driving... The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has developed a free online tool, Roadwise RX, who lists the most common classes of medications that have the potential to create the greatest amount of risk given an individual and driving...  Among the classes of drugs, Nelson identified the following three as the most high-risk:
* Barbiturates – such as Amytal and Soneryl, 
* Benzodiazepines such as Valium 
* Antihistamines – such as Claritin and Benadryl 
* Analgesics and 
* Narcotic pain relievers – such as hydrocodone and codeine...    “While older drivers may be at more risk, seniors are among the safest drivers on the road. Safety is dependent on ability, not age,” said Nelson...


* Florida - Campaign targets unsafe driving around commercial trucks

(Photo: Florida Highway Patrol in action) 
Tallahassee,FL,USA -Fleet Owner, by Deborah Whistler -Nov. 13, 2012: -- This week the Florida Highway Patrol will kick off a campaign targeting aggressive driving around big rigs aimed at reducing commercial truck-related crashes, injuries and fatalities... The program, called TACT — or Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks — combines outreach and education with targeted enforcement activities to raise awareness among car and truck drivers about safe driving behaviors... Troopers will be on the lookout for violations attributed to aggressive driving such as tailgating, unsafe lane changes and speeding... In addition to targeted enforcement, the campaign uses billboard and radio messaging to increase awareness among car and truck drivers of safe driving behaviors around one another and of the heightened risk of receiving a ticket for a violation...

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