News: December 2006

December 28, 2006

Wisconsin to start enforcing Booster Seat Law on January 1

Drunk Driving Death Rates Declined in 23 States - INCLUDING VIRGINIA - last year

December 19, 2006

Death Rates in Mini Cars more than Double Rates in Other Cars, reports IIHS

December 15, 2006

New Hampshire Family Sues Liquor Commission, Homeowner Over Drunk Driving Death

Chicago Campaign pushes Car-less Commute DRIVE LESS LIVE MORE.  DRIVE LESS LIVE MORE.

December 13, 2006

Arkansas Legislator would Ban Cell Phone Use by Drivers

Speeding Triples Odds of Crashing, says AAA

Indiana bill would hold passengers accountable in certain accidents

Parents KEY to protecting teen driver, sites American Academy of Pediatrics Report

46 Year Sentence in DUI Death in Richmond

December 12, 2006

No Agreement on Seat-Belt Mandate for School Buses in Minnesota

“Rougher than a Corncob”.....Study by Overdrive Magazine ranks Virginia Roads Amoungst Best

Distracted Driving Big Cause of Crashes, according to AAA/Virginia Tech study

States Limit Cell Phone Use by Drivers

December 08, 2006

Suspect in Thanksgiving Crash Failed Driver’s License Test Twice

Parents Must be CRAZY to let Their Babies Drive

As Trucking Rules are Eased, a Debate on Safety Grows

Deaths Fuel Debate on Driver’s Licenses for Immigrants

Parents of Teen Drivers Should Follow Nurses Advise and Set Some Rules

DUI Illegal Kills Marine Home on Leave from Iraq

More Click It With Threat of a Ticket

December 07, 2006

Charges Dropped before Fatal Crash that killed Marine