School's out for summer and teens from Erie Insurance’s Lookin' Out program have a message for their peers: don't text and drive. That's the warning being issued to teen drivers in a public service announcement produced in partnership with Erie Insurance to encourage young drivers to drive safely.
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Many parents consider themselves tech experts, especially when it comes to their phones. In fact, according to the “LG Text Ed Survey,” 75 percent of parents consider themselves “texters” and 86 percent of those texters have used the medium to communicate with their teens. Yet, the survey also found that many parents engage in questionable texting behaviors and are unaware of their teen’s mobile phone misuse. In this video segment, renowned child psychiatrist Dr. Charles Sophy offers safe texting tips, advice on how to communicate with your kids in the age of technology, and reveals surprising survey data.
Vlingo Corporation, the world’s leading provider of intelligent voice applications that turn your words into action, today announced “Vlingo InCar,” a new beta feature for AndroidTM users that allows consumers to receive and send text messages without taking their hands off the wheel or their eyes off the road.
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Fiat 500 TwinAir - Less Emissions, More Fun. The Fiat 500 with TwinAir is the lowest CO2 emission petrol car in the world.* It's CO2 emissions are so low that you don't play the Congestion Charge if you take a trip into London.**
The Fiat 500 TwinAir is all about fun. Life's for living baby, and not only do the Fiat 500 TwinAir's iconic looks turn heads, but it's a nice little saver too. And with more than 500,000 ways to customise it, so you can have your Fiat 500 exactly the way that you want it.
*according to NEDC standard
**based on current TFL policy, £10 annual fee.
INRIX®, a leading provider of traffic and navigation services, today released its 4th Annual INRIX National Traffic Scorecard revealing gridlock and longer commute times returning to America’s roads. Traffic congestion increased nationwide for 11 consecutive months in 2010 with drivers experiencing increased traffic congestion nearly every hour of the day. The 150+ page report is available as a free download at http://inrix.com/scorecard/.
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Today, the 2011 GMAC Insurance National Drivers Test results revealed that nearly 1 in 5 drivers on the road today cannot meet the basic requirements to get a driver’s license, meaning that 36.9 million American drivers – roughly 18 percent – would not pass the written drivers test if taken today. Kansas continued their reign in first place (82.9 percent average score), while New York was bumped from last by Washington, D.C. (71.8 percent average score). Take the test and view the full results at www.gmacinsurance.com.
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The Pew Clean Energy Program launched a video this week to raise awareness of the benefits of increasing the fuel efficiency—or miles-per-gallon (MPG)—standards for cars and light trucks to as high as 60 MPG by 2025. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department of Transportation (EPA-DOT) are expected to release a proposed joint rule by Sept. 30, 2011, that will elevate fuel efficiency fleet wide to a level between 47 and 62 miles per gallon for cars and light trucks, model years 2017-2025.
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