How Much Do You Know About Distracted Driving?

Thursday, May 13th, 2010

Distraction.gov has a new interactive tool called the Distracted Driving Challenge that tests your knowledge about distracted driving laws in your state.   The tool is currently set up to test the user’s knowledge about the cell phone and driving laws in the 8 states which currently ban handheld cell phone use.

While Pennsylvania is not yet one of the states that bans handheld cell phone use, there is a lot of information that Pennsylvanians can learn from this fun and easy to use interactive game.  Just click on one of the orange states and a series of questions will be asked about the cell phone law in that state.  You can learn about how the laws of the different states impact texting and driving, talking and driving, truck drivers, bus drivers, novice drivers and all drivers.

Best of all, you can succeed in the distraction.gov game by using common sense.  The laws of the 8 states make sense and save lives.  Play the distraction.gov Distracted Driving Challenge now and see how well you do!

Read more distracted driving data showing that cell phone bans won’t protect you from distracted drivers.

5 Vehicle Crash Results in 2 Fatalities and 2 Injuries on Monday

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

A five vehicle crash on state Route 56 in West Saint Clair Township resulted in two fatalities and two moderate injuries on Monday.  The Bedford County truck and auto accident happened around 6:30 a.m.

According to the Pennsylvania State Police, a Sterling tractor trailer truck was traveling east when it rear ended a Pontiac Grand Am and pushed the Grand Am into the westbound lane.  After that collision, the Sterling truck began to roll over and in so doing hit a westbound International truck pushing the International truck over the guardrail and down an embankment.  The Sterling truck then hit two more eastbound vehicles.

Both truck drivers were killed in the accident.  Their names have not yet been released.    Nathan Daniel Vogel of Johnstown and Mary Kauffman of Osterburg were injured in the accident.  Mr. Vogel was driving the Grand Am involved in the first crash and Ms. Kauffman was driving one of the cars hit by the Sterling truck after its crash with the International truck.  The driver of the third car was not injured.

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