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Distracted Driving: Statistics Reveal the Dangers

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This video presents statistics proving the dangers of distracted driving, in which the driver's attention is not focused on the road.
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How does OnStar know where you are, and how can your car report that it has been in an accident? Learn how the technology behind OnStar works in this video from HowStuffWorks.

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