Several law enforcement agencies are urging drivers to stop using their hand-held devices while attempting to drive any motor vehicle. The authorities have been coming up with campaigns and mobilization efforts to make it clear to all drivers that using a hand-held device while behind the wheel is dangerous to them and extremely dangerous to other motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians as well. Because of the risk and the fact that several accidents have been caused in the recent past by distracted (read more)
Read MoreAT&T may charge per text for those without a texting plan, but they’re putting lives before profits in their new campaign entitled “It can wait” to stop texting while driving. In Wyoming, a bill that passed in 2010 bans texting while driving and sets a $75 penalty for those who choose to ignore the law. According to the news, a survey carried out by AT&T shows that 43 percent of teens admit to texting while driving even though 75 percent (read more)
Read MoreAT&T is calling on all drivers to pledge support to the effort of keeping the roads free from distracted drivers by visiting www.itcanwait.com to vow never texting and driving simultaneously again. According to the news, this effort comes as a response to the statistics and data that show that more than 100,000 automobile crashes have caused injury or death due to distracted driving in the past. According to the news, text messaging while on the road has been responsible for (read more)
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27
Aug
2012
Fox Targets Texting & Driving Teens
Fox Network and the Ad Council are informing teenage drivers across America of the risks associated with texting while driving. According to a series of news articles, the two companies are managing to bring the message across to drivers in the country through a Public Service Announcement that is now using footage from the TV show Glee. The PSA, reports Fox, features a character from the show texting while driving while she gets into a car accident, which has become (read more)
Read MoreMedia outlets reported that an American Idol concert allowed fans to text a simulator that showed the results of texting while driving. According to the news, even those under the legal driving age were allowed a chance to participate in the simulator. Reports showed that one 14-year-old girl commented on how terrible her first driving simulator experience was due to the texting. She is now reportedly aware of the dangers of texting while behind the wheel. She also said this (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several articles examining statistics on distracted driving, such as texting behind the wheel, eating and drinking and talking with friends instead of paying attention to the road, parents should be concerned about the well being of their teens while behind the wheel. According to the information in the article, parents are urged to safeguard their teens from distracted driving through Oprah’s “No Phone Zone” initiative and urges readers to drive safely this summer. For more info, read the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to several news articles released in the State of California, there have been over a thousand crashes caused by teen drivers in the past year. This tristful fact has pressed the California Highway Patrol to act. According to the article, a campaign to bring education and awareness comprehending road safety and traffic laws has just begun and it is completely focused on teen drivers from all over the state. The program is called ‘Start Smart’ and it’s a set of lessons (read more)
Read MoreAccording to local news, a 10-month campaign focused on pedestrian and bicyclist safety is starting today in Sacramento County. The effort is part of the grant-funded Traffic Safety Corridor project and it hopes to bring awareness about road safety for drivers, pedestrians and cyclists in the region. The California Highway Patrol officials say that the increasing number of accidents and collisions involving pedestrians and cyclists in the Sacramento area made the decision of starting an educational program easy. Motorists should (read more)
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