The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety is holding a "Heads Up Driving Week" Oct. 2-8, 2011 to bring awareness to the risk of distracted driving. The annual AAA Traffic Safety Culture Index reveals that although 95% of the population views texting and e-mailing while driving dangerous, 35% continue to do so.
http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/10/aaa-distracted-driving-survey.html [2]
Links:
[1] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/libraries-collections/evanston-campus/transportation-library
[2] http://fastlane.dot.gov/2011/10/aaa-distracted-driving-survey.html
[3] http://www.library.northwestern.edu/related-pages/traffic-safety