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Motorists in the U.S. are increasingly more dangerous behind the wheel, and are engaged in some form of observable distraction at least half the time they are driving. $\"cellphone2\"$ <\/a><\/p>\n

This was the conclusion gleaned from the largest, federally-funded study in the U.S., the results of which were recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences<\/a><\/em>. Researchers with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) reported that in the early 2000s, drivers in the U.S. had a per-mile fatality rate that was better than the vast majority of developed countries.<\/p>\n

Today? We are ranked No. 17 out of 29. In terms of roadway fatalities, our per-mile death rate, as compared to other countries is:<\/p>\n

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11.4 \u00a0in the U.S.<\/li>\n
3.7 in the United Kingdom<\/li>\n
6.8 in Canada<\/li>\n
9.1 in the Philippines<\/li>\n
6.8 in Brunei<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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The researchers opine that perhaps the biggest problem is the fact that U.S. drivers are consumed with their cell phones. They cannot get enough of (more…)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Motorists in the U.S. are increasingly more dangerous behind the wheel, and are engaged in some form of observable distraction at least half the time they are driving. This was the conclusion gleaned from the largest, federally-funded study in the…<\/span><\/p>\n
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