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- Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:06 am
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: 2010: Stop cell phone use and texting while driving!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 358938
Re: 2010: Stop cell phone use and texting while driving!
COMMENT: 25 Million for a NEW 5 year study on cell phone cancer?? Didn't we already have the cell phone cancer risk scare 10-15 years ago? and it was found out to be bogus (I recall it was found related to lifestyle of cell phone addicts and no rise in incidence of cancer). Also, shouldn't there be ...
- Sat Jan 02, 2010 1:45 pm
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: 2010: Stop cell phone use and texting while driving!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 358938
2010: Stop cell phone use and texting while driving!
As we start off the New Year we are starting a new thread on the cell phone/texting problem. (Be sure to also see the previous McHenry Software forum topics with many links/references: STOP Cell phone use while driving and "Intexticated" drivers ) Bills to Curb Distracted Driving Gain Mome...
- Thu Dec 31, 2009 9:30 am
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: STOP Cell phone use while driving!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 19119
Re: STOP Cell phone use while driving!
Dec 31, 2009, Train victim was on her cell phone ,News & Observer, BRUCE SICELOFF: Erin Brett Lindsay-Calkins was talking on her mobile phone when she crashed through an Orange County rail crossing gate into the path of a train that struck her car, killing her and her 5-year-old son, the state H...
- Tue Dec 29, 2009 2:17 pm
- Forum: Misc Topics & News!
- Topic: NHTSA = National Highway Traffic Signs by Alligators ?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 2811
Re: NHTSA = National Highway Traffic Signs by Alligators ?
In the event someone comes to this page via a search for What is NHTSA? : From our presentation :"In September 1966, President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act and the National Highway Safety Act . These established the authority to develop both the Federa...
- Tue Dec 29, 2009 1:57 pm
- Forum: What Is?
- Topic: What is the Difference Between Animation and Simulation?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 39364
What is the Difference Between Animation and Simulation?
Q: What is the difference between animation and simulation? A: This is a frequently asked question particularly with the current capabilities of computers and animation. We cover the topic in 3D or Not 3D In accident reconstruction, Animation is often used to illustrate an opinion. Animations genera...
- Mon Dec 28, 2009 4:08 pm
- Forum: Litigation Topics
- Topic: Police can't examine contents of a suspects cell phone?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5733
Re: Police can't examine contents of a suspects cell phone?
See the dec 25, 2009 Editorial from the New York Times entitled: Cellphone Searches Which states "The Ohio Supreme Court has struck an important blow for privacy rights, ruling that the police need a warrant to search a cellphone. The court rightly recognized that cellphones today are a lot mor...
- Mon Dec 28, 2009 9:11 am
- Forum: EyeWitness Testimony
- Topic: How accurate is eyewitness memory?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 20280
Re: How accurate is eyewitness memory?
New court ruling about eyewitness IDs delays murder case Dec 23, 2009: Salt Lake City Tribune: Friday's Utah Supreme Court decision essentially mandating expert testimony about the pitfalls of eyewitness identification has had an immediate impact. A January murder trial for Eugene Christopher Wrigh...
- Tue Dec 22, 2009 9:32 am
- Forum: Highway Safety
- Topic: Pavement-Edge Drop Offs
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4093
Pavement-Edge Drop Offs
Dec 22, 2009, New York Times article by Mike McIntire "Efforts Lag at Making Highway Work Zones Safer" NOTE: The article reads like it was co-authored by lawyers preparing suit against construction companies and others. NOTE: McHenry Software has worked on research related to the safety co...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 12:23 pm
- Forum: Litigation Topics
- Topic: Police can't examine contents of a suspects cell phone?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5733
Police can't examine contents of a suspects cell phone?
Warrantless cell phone searches ruled off-limits December 16, 2009,James Nash, THE COLUMBUS DISPATCH In a 4-3 ruling, the state's top court said police aren't entitled to scroll through call logs or look at other information in a cell phone without a warrant unless the data are necessary to protect...
- Wed Dec 16, 2009 10:06 am
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: "Intexticated" Drivers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 15897
Re: "Intexticated" Drivers
Study Proves It! Texting While Driving IS Really, Really Dangerous Dec 16, 2009 From DailyFinance.com , ALEX SALKEVER It seems a no-brainer, but a study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute has confirmed that texting while driving ups the chances of getting into a crash by roughly 2,300 ...