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Don’t let an emoji wreck your life. If you’re texting, you’re not driving.
The US Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s mission is to save lives on the nation’s highways.…
U.S. Transportation Secretary Issues “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving”
June 7, 2012
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released a “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving” that offers a comprehensive strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of using handheld cell phones behind the wheel. The plan outlines concrete steps stakeholders around the country – from lawmakers and safety organizations to families and younger drivers – can take to reduce the risk …
U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Survey Analysis Showing Young People Are Least Likely to Speak Up About Distracted Driving as Passengers
April 20, 2012
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today unveiled survey analysis that reveals young people are the least likely passengers to say something to their driver if he or she were texting or talking on a cell phone. At the same time, Secretary LaHood also launched a new contest for students to design a social networking icon that will be used in …
New Survey Shows Most Licensed Teen Drivers Still Text While Driving; Critical Parent-Teen Conversations Decline Once Teen Has License – Just When Dangers Are Highest
April 20, 2012
A new State Farm® survey, conducted in February by Harris Interactive, shows the majority of teens with driver’s licenses, 57 percent, admit to texting while driving, despite the widespread attention surrounding the dangers of this risky practice. The State Farm survey was conducted by telephone in the United States among 652 14-17 year olds, including 280 who have a driver’s …
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month
April 20, 2012
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and from Virginia to California, the traffic safety community has a simple message for drivers: One Text or Call could Wreck it All.
Here are some startling distracted driving statistics:
- In 2012, there have been an estimated 307,753 car accidents involving drivers using cell phones and texting (National Safety Council: Cell Phone Crash
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