Someone in Marana just became the fourth Tucson area pedestrian fatality this week. This continues a recent trend of increasing pedestrian-vehicle accidents. What do we make of this? Drivers, pay attention and don't be distracted. Taking your eyes off the road – even for a moment - can lead to…
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Should you track your teenage driver? As parents, we want to protect our teenage drivers. But unfortunately, in 2013, 2,614 (15-19-year-old) passenger vehicle drivers were involved in fatal crashes, and an estimated 130,000 were injured. Car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers. Teenage brains are still developing…
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Tucson ranked among the top 25 metro areas in the nation for pedestrian death rates from 2008 to 2012, according to a study released by Governing magazine in 2014. In 2016, The Tucson Police Department investigated 15 pedestrian deaths 2017 is pacing ahead of 2016. Arizona as a whole is…
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As of this writing, Arizona is one of only two states in the country with no type of law against texting and driving. 46 states and the District of Columbia ban texting and driving outright. Texas and Missouri ban it for "novice drivers." See the report from the Advocates for…
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