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Clearwater Fla. puts cameras in rescue vehicles


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January 03, 2007

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Clearwater Fla. puts cameras in rescue vehicles

The city had 19 DriveCams installed in fire department vehicles to help modify driving behavior and prevent accidents.

By Tiffani Sherman
St. Petersburg Times

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Think of all of the things you do while you drive and how many near-misses you have on the road.

Do you sing?

Talk on the phone?

Eat?

Read?

Each of those distractions takes your eyes off the road, putting you and others at risk. Faced with those kind of hazards, Clearwater Fire & Rescue has gone high-tech to keep an eye on its drivers and keep them and other motorists safe on the road.

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