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	Podcast:		TxDOT-Statewide Podcast
	Episode:		Best of the TxDOT Podcast: Study: Teens, Trucks and Aggressive Driving a Deadly Combination
	Category:		Government & Organizations
	Duration:		00:00:09
	Publish Date:		2011-05-27 07:00:00
	Description:		The top four causes of death in America each year are medically related. In order, they are: heart disease, cancer, stroke and lower respiratory diseases. The fifth leading cause? Accidents. A recent study conducted by the University of Texas showed that even though teenaged drivers make up only six percent of all the drivers on the road, they are involved in over 12 percent of all the fatal crashes. That statistic makes traffic crashes the leading cause of death for their age group. For more on this study, I spoke with Dr. Chandra Bhat, professor of Civil Archetecture and Environmental Engineering at the University of Texas.
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