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Title:

Distracted driving / Stefan Kiesbye, book editor.

Publisher:

Greenhaven Press,

Copyright Date:

c2012

Description:

92 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Traffic safety--United States.
Automobile drivers--United States--Psychology.
Distraction (Psychology)

Other Authors:

Kiesbye, Stefan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-88) and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- Teens and distracted driving / Mary Madden and Amanda Lenhart -- Efforts to curb distracted driving may be misguided / Jayne O'Donnell -- Efforts to ban cell phone use while driving are misguided / Andrew Ferguson -- Texting while driving is as dangerous as drunk driving / Stephanie Hanes -- Laws against texting while driving are ineffective / Ashley Halsey III -- Cell phone use and texting account for many traffic fatalities / Scott Mayerowitz and Lisa Stark -- Cultural change is needed to stop teens from texting while driving / Tim Nelson -- Use of navigation systems is a leading cause of car accidents / Mark Macaskill and Kay Smith -- Eating behind the wheel is a distraction / Lucia Huntington -- Some foods and drinks can lead to dangerous distractions / Insure.com -- Children in the backseat are the worst distraction for drivers / David Petrie -- Multitasking leads to distracted driving / Edmunds.com.

Series:

At issue

ISBN:

0737755679 (pbk.)
9780737755671 (pbk.)
0737755660 (hardcover)
9780737755664 (hardcover)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)744303072

LCCN:

2011035521

Locations:

AGPE046 -- Drake Public Library (Centerville)

OOAX232 -- Clinton Community College Library (Clinton)

UXAX826 -- St. Ambrose University Library (Davenport)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

PYAX423 -- ECC - Osgood Library (Iowa Falls)

IBAX173 -- North Iowa Area Community College Library (Mason City)

44SX715 -- South O'Brien Community School (Paullina)

GAAX314 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Peosta (Peosta)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)