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Car crashes

Three-Quarters of Licensed Drivers Used a Mobile Device While Driving, New Survey Finds 

Kea Wilson is Senior Editor for Streetsblog USA. She has more than a dozen years experience as a writer telling emotional, urgent and actionable stories that motivate average Americans to get involved in making their cities better places. She is also a novelist, cyclist, and affordable housing advocate. She lives in St. Louis, MO. For tips, submissions, and general questions, reach out ther at <a href="mailto:kea@streetsblog.org">kea@streetsblog.org,</a> on X at <a href="https://twitter.com/streetsblogkea">@streetsblogkea,</a> or on Bluesky <a href="https://bsky.app/profile/keawilson.bsky.social">@keawilson.bsky.social.</a>

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Distracted Driving

St. Louis Lawmakers Refuse to Ban Legislating While Driving … While Driving

Educated at the Sorbonne and the Yale School of Drama, Gersh Kuntzman is obviously not the person being described here. We&#8217;re talking about tabloid legend Gersh Kuntzman, who has been with New York newspapers since 1989, including stints at the New York Daily News, the Post, the Brooklyn Paper and even a cup of coffee with the Times. He&#8217;s also the writer and producer of &#8220;Murder at the Food Coop,&#8221; which was a hit at the NYC Fringe Festival in 2016, and “SUV: The Musical” in 2007. Email Gersh at <a href="mailto:gersh@streetsblog.org">gersh@streetsblog.org</a>

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Gersh Kuntzman

Car Crash Ambulance

BAD TO WORSE: Study Explains Why Road Violence Increased During the Pandemic

Children

Can Passengers Help End Dangerous Driving? (And Should They?)

This story is the work of the Streetsblog staff.

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These States Won’t Adopt Even Bare Minimum Roadway Safety Laws

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Autonomous cars

Regulators Could Have Prevented Fatal Tesla Crash

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Cars

The Shocking Reason Why Some of the Most Dangerous Drivers Keep Their Licenses

Study: For Nearly Half of Drivers, Threat of Police Enforcement Doesn’t Deter Texting

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Coronavirus

Speeding Isn’t the Only Dangerous Driving Behavior On the Rise During COVID-19

Aaron Short is a New York City-based writer with a long history of work with the New York Post, Hell Gate and others. He is also the co-author of &#8220;The Method to the Madness: Donald Trump&#8217;s Ascent as Told by Those Who Were Hired, Fired, Inspired — And Inaugurated.&#8221; (<a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250202819/themethodtothemadness">Macmillan</a>)