Road safety
Mexico City Drivers Beware, Peatonito is Watching You
Pedestrians in Mexico City don’t get a lot of respect from drivers. Now they have a champion: Peatonito. He’s a mask-wearing self-appointed “protector of pedestrians.” Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Nicholas Casey who met up the pedestrian avenger.
What Would It Take to Stop Texting While Driving?
We all know we shouldn’t text while driving. According to the National Safety Council, it’s the cause of 25 percent of all car accidents. And according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it’s six times more dangerous than drinking and driving. And yet, many of us do it. Psychology Today reports that up to 97 […]
Should Texting While Driving Be Illegal?
According to a Cellular Telecommunications Industry Association report, roughly two trillion text messages were sent in the U.S. last year. Over the summer, our texting addiction came to the center of the national debate, when texting drivers caused deaths in Michigan, California, and Georgia. Thirty-three states have outlawed texting while driving. The Takeaway asks whether […]
Listener Responses: Cell Phone Ban for Drivers
On Wednesday we heard from NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman about a recommendation by the U.S. Safety Board for a national ban on cell phone use while driving. The recommendation states that all states should ban cell phone use for drivers. We got a lot of listener response to the segment. We asked two listeners to join us […]