Take the No Texting and Driving Pledge! Now is the time to Take The Pledge for No Texting and Driving!

 

 

 

 

 

Tips to Meet Your Goal for the Pledge

• Install an anti-texting application in your cell phone!
• Turn off notifications before you enter your car!
• Place your phone out of reach in the car!
• Assign a designated passenger to read and text for the driver of the car!

Don’t Become a Statistic

• Over 100,000 car accidents annually involve texting, according to the National Safety Council.
• Texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be in an accident, according to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute.
• Both reading a text and sending a text while driving creates the risk of a car accident. Car accidents are associated with some of the most devastating orthopedic and brain injuries, as well as, death.  If a person survives a texting and driving accident, they may be subject to serious fines and penalties.

Take the Pledge today! There may be serious financial consequences for both the person texting to a driver and a driver texting.

 

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