Obituary: Janie Cozzi, sophomore, & 4 friends
Five high school students were killed on a Vermont interstate highway, struck by a 36-year-old man who was driving on the wrong side of the road.
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Drive or converse? Brain does one thing at a time
If you're have a conversation, your brain shifts resources to hearing centers and pays less attention to the visual cortex.
How can we reduce teen driving deaths?
Teenage drivers, who lack experience behind the wheel, take unnecessary risks while driving. That causes too many accidents and deaths.
Distracted driving is still a problem for teens
The latest report about teenage driving shows that cellphone use can still be a problem because it takes drivers' eyes off the road for too long.
2 Aurora teens killed in SUV vs semi crash
We take a closer look at teenage driving fatalities after 2 students from IL were laid to rest after dying in a crash last week.
More bus cams could curb illegal passing
One Md. county is installing a few more bus cams in hopes of discouraging motorists from passing school buses stopped to pick up children.
Tollway's 55-mph limit threatens safety for new drivers
A speed limit of 55 mph on the Illinois tollway may actually make the road more dangerous, especially for new drivers, a k a teenagers fresh out of driver's ed.
We join Arne Duncan in call for later H S start times
US Ed Secretary Arne Duncan tweeted that high school start times should be later, and we agree. Case in point: high schools in one Maryland county start at 7:17 AM. That's just ridiculous.
Favorite music turns teens into bad drivers
Music that you like listening to may distract you while driving and cause you to make more errors on the road than you would if no music were playing, a new study suggests.
It's getting better, but drivers still ignore bus stop arms
Although there has been some improvement, the Maryland State Dept of Education still reports thousands of drivers every day are ignoring the stop arms on school buses.