CHP warns about dangers of truck-car conflict (North County Times)
Unlike a computer, humans have a limited capacity to process simultaneous information. If the software on your computer seems to slow down, you might consider increasing the memory or processor speed to compensate for delays resulting from an overload in computing capacity. We as humans have a similar limitation when it comes to processing too much information, but unlike computers, our resources are somewhat fixed. Given the inherent delays in our own thought response time when faced with increased load factors, is it practical or safe to hold a cell phone conversation while driving a motor vehicle?
CHP warns about dangers of truck-car conflict (North County Times)
SAN DIEGO ---- California Highway Patrol officers say that big trucks may be lethal, but three-quarters of the time it is the automobile driver at fault in truck-versus-car crashes that kill people, it was reported today.
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CHP campaign aims to reduce number of accidents between cars and trucks (The Press-Enterprise)
SAN BERNARDINO - For years the California Highway Patrol focused extra patrols on the omnipresent big rigs clogging Inland freeways, especially the speeding, weight-loaded trucks that sometimes fail to stop in time to prevent serious wrecks.
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August glimpses (USA Today)
U.S. troops who have died while serving in Iraq and Kuwait in August.
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Reader appreciates helpful article on memory research (The Record Searchlight)
Just a quick note to thank you for printing the "Memory Maze" part-one article by Terry McDermott of the Los Angeles Times. The article was informative and clearly written.
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Briefly (The Washington Times)
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Review: Dangerous driving increases (Portland Tribune)
A review of Oregon State Police 2006 speed-related enforcement statistics released this week reveals a 50 percent increase in complaints to police of reckless driving and a rise in the number of drivers cited for driving at dangerous speeds. The review indicates driving complaints have nearly ...
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Plane Crash Kills CA Family (R News)
A family of six is dead after a plane crash in southern California. Federal investigators say the plane was attempting to land at an airport near Bakersfield, but never made it. It burst into flames shortly after it crashed.
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Shots warned of pot garden (The Record Searchlight)
YREKA — A Yreka man told Siskiyou County sheriff’s deputies that he and his hunting partner heard gunshots Thursday morning while looking at a suspected marijuana plant in the Lumgrey Creek area off Highway 96 northwest of Yreka.
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GM job cuts hint at further economic troubles (CTV.ca)
General Motors is slashing 1,200 jobs this January at a truck plant in Oshawa, Ont. Analysts say it's proof that problems with the U.S. economy are travelling north across the border.
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Students Explore New Buildings (The Morning News)
FAYETTEVILLE -- Turn right to find Room 233. Turn left for the men's room.
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CHP warns about dangers of truck-car conflict (North County Times)
According to the CTIA, there are currently more than 218 million subscribed cell phone users as of August 2006 (compared to some 4.3 million in 1990). Based on the extraordinary growth of cellular phone industry and the CTIA's advisory role, it may be of value to think about their point of view on this topic. In doing so, you might consider a document found on the CTIA's web site, entitled "SafeDrivingTalkingPoints2" (created June 6, 2006) that states "But for some reason, legislative efforts to prevent driver distractions have been narrowly focused on wireless phone use. According to government statistics and respected research studies, this approach is well off point." Consider that, there are more than 220 million vehicles on the road and a similar number of cell phones subscribers. Based on the amount of time customers might potentially spend using their cell phones in vehicles, we would hope to find the CTIA an objective source. Given the magnitude of the revenue at stake, is a greater degree of scrutiny in order here? Would the CTIA hold a different position if they were liable, in part, for distracted vehicle accidents?
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