• Get Involved
    • Take Action
    • Youth Transportation Safety Summit
    • Teens in the Driver Seat®
    • Teens in the Driver Seat Junior High
    • U in the Driver Seat
  • Youth Leaders
    • Teen Advisory Board
    • Collegiate Advisory Board
  • About Us
    • Our Staff
    • History
    • Our Partners
    • Contact Us
    • YTS 2024 Texas Trends Report

Youth Transportation Safety

Texas A&M Transportation Institute

April 11, 2019

Dallas Morning News publishes: As cars get better, driving gets worse

by Russell Henk

“Auto design has evolved from safety belts and airbags that help us survive crashes to features like lane-departure warnings and automatic emergency braking that help us avoid them. Still, the rate of distracted driving deaths rose twice as fast as overall crash deaths in the first half of this decade, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. You could argue that human intelligence isn’t keeping pace with artificial intelligence.”

Continue reading at; https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2019/04/11/cars-get-better-driving-gets-worse 

Share this:

  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print

Like this:

Like Loading...

Article by Gabriella Medina / News & Media Leave a Comment

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Why Teens in the Driver Seat Works

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMdyP4C4b98

Teens in the Driver Seat Celebrates It’s Impact Over the Last 15 Years

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0h79owf84g&t=37s

Copyright © 2025 Texas A&M Transportation Institute

All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.
Comments, suggestions or queries? Contact Us!


Youth Transportation Safety Program
c/o Texas A&M Transportation Institute
1100 NW Loop 410, Ste 605, San Antonio, TX 78213-2255
Ph: (210) 979-9411
Fax: (210) 979-9694

TTI LogoTexas A&M University System
3135 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-3135
Ph: (979) 845-9008
Fax: (979) 845-9848

Share this:

  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit
  • Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest
  • Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email
  • Click to print (Opens in new window) Print

Like this:

Like Loading...
%d