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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply talking on a cellphone, a new AAA study found.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Liberty teens Brooke Wiewel and Olivia Hanzel are headed to Washington D.C. to attend the Teen Distracted Driving Prevention Summit.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  With marijuana legal in Washington and Colorado, police worry about keeping stoned drivers off roads

Saturday, August 18, 2012  School speed zones are in effect in Illinois beginning Monday August, 20th.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Study: A teenage driver's risk of dying in a crash goes up sharply with other teens in the car

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Everyday, school crossing guards in Quincy make sure hundreds of kids get to school and get home safely. Crossing at some of the busiest intersections and streets in town.

Friday, April 13, 2012  Government study finds that older female drivers are more likely to have gas pedal accidents

Monday, January 09, 2012  Preliminary figures show 359 people died on Iowa's roadways in 2011, the lowest death toll since 1944.

Friday, December 09, 2011  Most who text behind the wheel say they don't think it's dangerous when they do it -- only when others do.

Thursday, October 27, 2011  A pro-consumer group says that practice could end up putting profits ahead of safety and accuracy.

Monday, June 13, 2011  If the city council approves the next two readings of a proposed ordinance, signs would be placed at the intersections of 15th Street, 18th Street and on 48th Street, between Avenue J and Bluff Road.

Thursday, February 24, 2011  Toyota Motor Corp. recalled 2.17 million vehicles in the United States on Thursday to address accelerator pedals that could become entrapped in floor mats or jammed in driver's side carpeting.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010  As 2010 comes to an end, the Illinois Department of Transportation, state police and hundreds of local law enforcement agencies announce the Traffic Safety Countdown to 2011 that includes a coordinated statewide effort to boost enforcement over New Year’s weekend.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010  Iowa transportation officials are reminding drivers to be watchful for treat-or-treaters this Halloween weekend.

Thursday, October 21, 2010  Tougher laws, safer cars: Fatal crashes involving teen drivers fall by a third over 5 years