Distracted driving dangers, up close

Cell phoning while driving is the best-known behavior categorized as distracted driving, but there are countless other dangerous things people routinely do behind the wheel. The National Safety Council's International Symposium on Distracted Driving, Oct. 14-17 in Arlington, Va., examines the problem with participants from the fields of transportation and safety, the auto business, science and government, among others. "Distracted driving contributes to hundreds of thousands of injuries and deaths each year," said Janet Froetscher, NSC's president and CEO. "People who drive while talking on … [Read more...]