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Friday, January 25, 2013  Updated with video; Cell phone users are more likely to engage in dangerous behavior when behind the wheel.

Friday, January 25, 2013  Updated with video; Motorists who use cell phones while driving are more likely to engage in additional dangerous behaviors such as speeding, driving drowsy, driving without a safety belt and sending texts or emails, according to a survey conducted by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.

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

Friday, October 12, 2012  Updated with video; Motor vehicle crashes rank as the leading cause of death for teens.

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

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

Wednesday, February 22, 2012  Updated with video; After submitting 200-page applications, the Tift County Sheriff’s Office is awarded for excellence in traffic safety and prevention.

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

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.

Friday, October 29, 2010  The Highway enforcement of Aggressive Traffic, or HEAT unit, received almost $16,000 in grant money from the state. The unit works to reduce impaired driving crashes, reduce speeding, and educate the public about traffic safety.

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

Friday, October 15, 2010  The safety of those who step on board the Marine Corps Logistics Base is kept a high priority.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  The Department of Transportation has analyzed dozens of black boxes in Toyota vehicles involved in accidents blamed on unintended acceleration, finding the throttles were open and the brakes were not engaged, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Toyotas and texters aside, highway deaths fall to lowest number in more than half-century

Thursday, February 04, 2010  Transportation Dept opens investigation into brake problems on 2010 model Prius