The Highways and Transportation Authority has begun installing the first four electronic road signs on the busy Baldorioty de Castro Avenue at a cost of $3.5 million, to inform drivers of road conditions and incidents starting later this year.
In support of the recently approved law banning the use of mobile phones while driving in Puerto Rico, wireless carrier Sprint is offering its “Sprint Drive First” application for free for 15 days, company officials announced Thursday.
In recognition of the national “No Text on Board Pledge Day,” today Puerto Rico government officials joined forces with wireless provider AT&T to put the brakes on a dangerous practice that puts millions of people at risk: texting while driving.
The 2013 Ford Escape, a completely redesigned version of the automaker’s popular and efficient family-oriented SUV, has pulled into the Puerto Rico market looking to strut its stuff on the island’s highways, mountain curves and rural narrow streets.
Cooperativa de Seguros Múltiples de Puerto Rico joined the Traffic Safety Commission’s campaign to prevent drivers from using their cell phones while behind the wheel, launching Wednesday its “Text U Later” mobile application to create awareness against unnecessary distractions on the road.
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