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Distracted driving dangers plague Provo

By Universe Contributor
November 04, 2021 12:00 AM
By Joe Belnap
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Utah legislative session to cover gun locks, domestic violence, suicide prevention

January 18, 2019 12:00 AM
The Utah State Capitol Building in Salt Lake City, Utah, is home to one of the more conservative state legislatures in the country. (Porter Chelson)
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Technology

BYU student team creates safe driving app

By Michaela Proctor
February 10, 2017 12:00 AM
The Kudoz team, left to right: Morgen Glessing, Devin Horning, Jared Packard and Ryan Jensen have developed an app for safe driving. (Michaela Proctor)
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New study explores risks of distracted driving, including driving while emotional

By Katie Rhoton
May 06, 2016 12:00 AM
Driving while under the influence is dangerous. So is driving when emotional.
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Provo traffic accidents decreasing but distracted driving still a problem

By Kelsie Matheson
December 16, 2015 12:00 AM
This image from video, taken Oct. 1, 2015, shows Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Senior Research Engineer David Aylor in the drivers seat with an electronic display on the dashboard at the IIHS Vehicle Research Center in Ruckersville, Va. American car buyers are baffled by a blizzard of new safety technologies in vehicles that vary from manufacturer to manufacturer, from model to model, and from one options package to another. (AP Photo/Dan Huff)
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Technology

Car infotainment systems distract even with voice commands

November 04, 2015 12:00 AM
Ted Cardenas, a marketing vice president with Pioneer Electronics, demonstrates the new Apple CarPlay powered by Pioneer, featuring Siri voice control, while navigating through the Financial District in San Francisco. Car infotainment systems that use voice commands may let drivers keep their hands on the wheel, but they’re still highly distracting, according to a AAA survey released Thursday, Oct. 22. (Associated Press)
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Texting and driving: A deadly habit

By Erica Palmer
February 14, 2014 12:00 AM
Distracted driving holds a place among the top five deadly driving behaviors in Utah, accounting for 11 Utah deaths in 2013. (Graphic courtesy Erica Palmer)
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