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October 2, 2009

Obama Prohibits Federal Employees from Texting While Driving
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President Obama has signed an executive order to prohibit federal
employees from sending text messages while driving. Driving while
texting is considered one of the most dangerous forms of distracted
driving. A recent study of truck drivers found the risk of a crash is
twenty-three times greater while texting compared with non-distracted
driving.



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