The National Safety Council has announced Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety and ADEPT Driver as the winners of its 4th annual Teen Driving Safety Leadership Awards, supported by the General Motors Foundation.

Teens who play mature-rated, risk-glorifying video games may be more likely than those who don’t to become reckless drivers who experience increases in automobile accidents, police stops and willingness to drink and drive, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

The DOT is partnering with the FOX TV show Glee to help warn young drivers about the dangers of texting or talking on a cell phone while driving.

The Department of Transportation (DOT)’s “Faces of Distracted Driving” campaign draws attention to the toll that distracted driving takes on its victims. Sadly, the public service effort shows no signs of running out of subjects.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has released a “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving” that offers a comprehensive strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of using handheld cell phones behind the wheel.

Is distracted driving really a problem?
Distracted driving kills. The friends, family, and neighbors of the thousands of people killed each year in distracted driving crashes will tell you it is a very serious safety problem. The nearly half a million people injured each year will agree.

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley last week signed into law a prohibition on text messaging while driving.

Young people are the least likely passengers to speak up if their driver is talking on a cell phone or texting.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has announced the preliminary agenda for its upcoming forum, Reaching Zero: Actions to Eliminate Substance-Impaired Driving.

Although a great deal of attention has been focused recently on the trendy topic of distracted driving, its effects are still dwarfed by those caused by driving under the influence.