Voice-to-text just as dangerous to drivers as texting: study Apr 23rd, 2013 - 07:20h (CET +01.00) By Jim Forsyth SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Using voice to send text messages while driving is just as dangerous as texting with fingers, with driver response times significantly delayed no matter which method was used, a study released on Tuesday showed.... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : voicetotext, just, dangerous, drivers, texting, study, Top Keywords

Egypt's train drivers, conductors go on strike Apr 7th, 2013 - 10:50h (CET +01.00) CAIRO (AP) - A union of Egypt's train drivers and conductors announced they have gone on strike, the latest in a seemingly endless series of work stoppages to hit the country in the past two years. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : egypt's, train, drivers, conductors, strike, study, Top Keywords

BP tanker drivers begin strike at Petroineos refinery Feb 22nd, 2013 - 13:00h (CET +01.00) LONDON (Reuters) - BP tanker drivers have begun a three-day strike at Petroineos's Grangemouth refinery in Scotland over a plan to transfer some of them to another employer, which would affect their pensions and pay. Some 42 members of trade uni... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : tanker, drivers, begin, strike, petroineos, refinery, Top Keywords

Maine drivers warned of zombie danger Oct 11th, 2012 - 19:20h (CET +01.00) Drivers may have gotten a chuckle out of an electronic message board in Maine warning of zombies, but city officials were not amused. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : maine, drivers, warned, zombie, danger, refinery, Top Keywords

Protesting Palestinian truck drivers block streets Sep 9th, 2012 - 14:00h (CET +01.00) Dozens of Palestinian truck drivers have blocked the main streets of the West Bank city of Ramallah to protest rising prices. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : protesting, palestinian, truck, drivers, block, streets, Top Keywords

Billboard with dummy on noose shocks Vegas drivers Aug 8th, 2012 - 21:30h (CET +01.00) Even by Las Vegas standards, it was a shocking billboard: A mannequin dangling on a hangman's noose below a black sign with the ominous words "Dying for Work." (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : billboard, dummy, noose, shocks, vegas, drivers, Top Keywords

Drink-drivers in Nepal face the 'smell test' crackdown Jul 22nd, 2012 - 06:00h (CET +01.00) The policeman leaned in, detected a faint whiff of alcohol on motorcyclist Ram Thapa's breath and declared he had failed the "smell test" under a strict new drink-driving crackdown in Nepal. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : drinkdrivers, nepal, face, 'smell, test', crackdown, Top Keywords

Turkish truck drivers accuse rebel fighters of looting Jul 21st, 2012 - 17:20h (CET +01.00) Dozens of Turkish truck drivers on Saturday accused rebel fighters of the Free Syrian Army of having burned and looted their lorries as they stormed a border post in Syria. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : turkish, truck, drivers, accuse, rebel, fighters, looting, Top Keywords

Cape Town police seize chatty drivers' cell phones Jul 6th, 2012 - 12:30h (CET +01.00) CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Phoning or texting while driving in the South African tourist capital of Cape Town could cost you your cell phone under a new by-law allowing police to confiscate handsets for 24 hours. In their first peak-hour blitz since the l... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : cape, town, police, seize, chatty, drivers', cell, phones, Top Keywords

Bus drivers threaten strike over Games pay Jun 9th, 2012 - 17:10h (CET +01.00) Thousands of London bus crews have voted to strike unless they are paid extra for working over the Olympics, the Unite union said on Saturday, raising the prospect of a walkout during the Games. (Source: AFP)... [Full Article] Read @ Yahoo More about : drivers, threaten, strike, games, chatty, drivers', cell, phones, Top Keywords