Distracted Drivers Putting the Public's Safety at Risk (VIDEO)

Via CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

Florida Driver Pulls Over Cop for Speeding (VIDEO)

At the Orlando Sentinel, "Florida driver pulls over police officer for speeding."

And watch, via CBS News 2 New York:

Fierce Winds Reach 115 MPH Near Castaic; Snarled Traffic Closes Grapevine (VIDEO)

Following-up, "Fierce Storm Hit San Diego; One Person Killed When Tree Falls on Car (VIDEO)."

It's bad north of Los Angeles as well.

At LAT, "Toppled tree kills one person in San Diego; winds clocked at 115 mph near Castaic."

And watch, at CBS News 2 Los Angeles:

Chicken Stops Traffic on Oakland's Bay Bridge (VIDEO)

OMG this is a riot.

You gotta love the chick-crossed-the-bridge jokes.

At the San Francisco Chronicle, "Chicken stops traffic at Bay Bridge toll plaza."

At CBS News 5 San Francisco, "Fowl Play: Chicken Halts Traffic at Bay Bridge Toll Plaza."

'Route 29 Batman' Killed When Hit by Motorist After Car Breaks Down on Interstate 70 (VIDEO)

Sad.

You never know when you're going to go, but for one thing, if you pull over on the highway, you've got to steer way away from traffic coming up from behind.

At the Washington Post, "Route 29 Batman is killed after his Batmobile breaks down along a Md. highway."

And at CBS News 13 Baltimore, "'Baltimore Batman' Fatally Struck By Car Off I-70."

U.S. on Pace for Most Highway Traffic Deaths Since 2007

Here's former NTSB chairwoman Deborah Hersman, at CBS This Morning:



FLASHBACK: "Hey, Check Out NTSB's Smokin' Hottie Deborah Hersman."

Road Rage Fight Caught on Tape

Well, dude who was cutting the other guy off got has ass kicked --- and he was nearly knocked into traffic and killed.

Sheesh.

Drive Safely!

And don't wait until the last second to make that lane change!

Found on Facebook, heh.

Six of Ten Teen Crashes Involve Driver Distraction

I see people texting and driving constantly. Same for people talking on the phone. It's just the way it is nowadays.

Laws prohibiting texting or requiring "hands free" for talking on the phone don't work. People simply don't care. It's not just teens, of course. You can spot a distracted driver almost immediately. They drive slow and erratic. They're dangerous. I want to force these people off the road and give them a merciless physical thrashing.

In any case, at CBS News This Morning, "AAA: 58 percent of teen car crashes involve distractions."

And watch, from AAA, "Distractions and Teen Driver Crashes."