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Tag Archives: distracted driving
Buses, traffic create blind spots for drivers near UCSC
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Due to the large amount of traffic at the east entrance to UCSC, in my opinion, left hand turn lanes large enough to accommodate buses are necessary for turning left northbound onto Glenn Coolidge Drive from … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bus, California Vehicle Code, cell phones, CHP, commute, congestion, consumer affairs, distracted drivers, DMV, driver education, Driver safety, Highway 1, inattentive drivers, Intersection, law enforcement, pedestrians, public works, public works projects, road construction, road work, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz Public Works, sidewalks, texting, traffic, traffic citation, traffic hazards, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, UCSC, Uncategorized
Tagged bus, cellphones, CHP, distracted driving, Intersection, navigation, public works, roads, Santa Cruz, traffic, transportation
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Transportation grant aims to save lives
The Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency is the recipient of $120,000 in grant funding from the California Office of Traffic Safety. “This grant funding will greatly enhance our work with collaborative partners in public safety, schools and community-based groups … Continue reading
Posted in alternative transportation, bicycle, bicycle education, bike safety, booster seats, cell phones, child passenger safety, child seats, children, county, driver education, Driver safety, Driving impaired, DUI, electric vehicle, fuel conservation, green vehicles, Helmets, impaired drivers, inattentive drivers, Office of Traffic Safety, passenger safety, pedestrian education, pedestrian safety, pedestrians, Public safety, teen drivers, teens, texting, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycle, county, distracted driving, DUI, pedestrians, Traffic collisions, transportation
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Drugged driving, cell phone use behind the wheel problems on California’s roads
Drugged drivers and those distracted by their cell phones are big problems California’s motorists would like to see addressed, according to a Traffic Safety Survey released Tuesday by the Office of Traffic Safety. Late this past summer, information gatherers questioned … Continue reading
Posted in cell phones, distracted drivers, Driving impaired, DUI, Office of Traffic Safety, texting, Uncategorized
Tagged cell phones, distracted driving, drugs, DUI, OTS, texting
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Read Street Smarts, put down the cell phone and drive, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: Thanks for your dedication to what might seem like a boring assignment but you provide a very important service. Too bad more people aren’t reading – I try to read all of them – because it … Continue reading
Cell phone crash blog topic belongs in the paper, reader says
Dear Street Smarts, Q: In regard to the blog, “Crash survivor seeks freedom from pain, nightmares, drivers yakking on cell phones,” I think this is a very important subject and this letter or an article on cell phone talking while … Continue reading
Posted in cell phones, distracted drivers, Uncategorized
Tagged cell phone, distracted driving, Live Oak, traffic collision
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Crash survivor seeks freedom from pain, nightmares, drivers yakking on cell phones
Happy Fourth of July! Enjoy your holiday. Enjoy your freedom. And, please, pledge to not do anything to strip that freedom from either yourself or others. That means no drinking while driving. It also means no distracted driving, including dilly-dallying … Continue reading
Posted in cell phones, distracted drivers, holiday, Uncategorized
Tagged cell phones, distracted driving, driver education, Driver safety, holiday
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Distracted driving, cell phone use behind the wheel means less brain power for driving
Recently, Street Smarts received a letter from a reader who wanted to spread the word about the dangers of tailgating and, more specifically, driving while texting and/or talking on cell phones – even while using hands-free capabilities. You see, she … Continue reading
Posted in cell phones, distracted drivers, driver education, Driver safety, inattentive drivers, Intersection, Office of Traffic Safety, Public safety, Red light runners, Senior drivers, tailgating, teen drivers, texting, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic light, traffic safety, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged cell phones, distracted driving, driver education, Driver safety, OTS, Senior drivers, tailgating, teen drivers, traffic safety
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Cell phone use while driving up; talking/texting while driving fines could rise
The same day the California Office of Traffic Safety released a study showing that distracted driving is on the rise, the state Senate approves a bill that seeks to hike fines for driving while talking and/or texting on cell phones. … Continue reading
Posted in bicycle, bike safety, cell phones, CHP, distracted drivers, driver license, inattentive drivers, law enforcement, Office of Traffic Safety, teens, texting, Traffic collisions, traffic laws, traffic safety, traffic ticket, traffic violation, transportation, Uncategorized
Tagged bicycles, California Highway Patrol, cell phones, citations, distracted driving, OTS, texting, traffic laws
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Local street friendly PSA running at Watsonville movie house
Movie-goers in South County have been watching a new public service announcement from the Community Traffic Safety Coalition’s South County Bike and Pedestrian Work Group. The PSA running at Green Valley Cinemas, at 1125 So. Green Valley Road, aims to … Continue reading
No room for distractions when riding a motorcycle, driving an automobile
As you may know, I signed myself up for the motorcycle safety training course at Cabrillo College to learn how to ride a motorcycle. Besides wanting one for as long as I can remember, I’m interested in getting one now … Continue reading
Posted in distracted drivers, motorcycle, Uncategorized
Tagged distracted driving, motorcycle
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