NEWSTALK 860 » texting and driving http://ksfa860.com Wed, 22 May 2013 20:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 College Student Who Almost Died While Texting and Driving: 'Don't Do It' [VIDEO, POLL] http://ksfa860.com/college-student-who-almost-died-while-texting-and-driving-dont-do-it-video-poll/ http://ksfa860.com/college-student-who-almost-died-while-texting-and-driving-dont-do-it-video-poll/#comments Thu, 02 Aug 2012 17:59:55 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=128180 A recent survey found nearly a third of teen drivers have texted while driving — but after a catastrophic wreck that nearly cost him his life, one Texas college student says he’ll never do it again, and he’s imploring others to follow his lead.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/college-student-who-almost-died-while-texting-and-driving-dont-do-it-video-poll/feed/ 0 KHOU Texting While Driving Kills Katy Man http://ksfa860.com/man-killed-texting-while-driving/ http://ksfa860.com/man-killed-texting-while-driving/#comments Thu, 05 Jul 2012 20:27:56 +0000 Jim Bell http://ksfa860.com/?p=77236 Want more proof that sending text messages while driving is not just stupid, but also dangerous?  A Katy man learned that the other day.  Tragically, it was the last thing he ever learned.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/man-killed-texting-while-driving/feed/ 0 via Flickr/mrJasonWeaver How Many Teens Text While Behind the Wheel? http://ksfa860.com/how-many-teens-text-while-behind-the-wheel/ http://ksfa860.com/how-many-teens-text-while-behind-the-wheel/#comments Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:21:28 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=109361 Teenagers aren’t drinking as much as they used to and more of them now wear seat belts, but all of that could be offset by the startling number of them who admit to texting while driving.

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]]> http://ksfa860.com/how-many-teens-text-while-behind-the-wheel/feed/ 0 larryzou, Flickr Too Many Drivers Eat, Text, Watch Videos and More Behind the Wheel — Survey of the Day http://ksfa860.com/driving-distractions-survey/ http://ksfa860.com/driving-distractions-survey/#comments Mon, 05 Dec 2011 21:08:25 +0000 Jeremy Taylor http://tsminteractive.com/?p=63950 Buckle your seat belts, folks.

According to Harris Poll chairman Humphrey Taylor regarding a new survey, “The number of drivers who engage in potentially dangerous, in some cases extremely dangerous, behaviors while driving is terrifyingly high.”

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