April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month
Unfortunately, distracted driving is not a passing fad. It has become a trend with deadly, real consequences. With more technology now than ever, driver distractions have risen to unprecedented levels. We live in a world where people expect instant, real-time information, and those expectations don't stop just because someone gets behind the wheel. Drivers still do not realize - or choose to ignore - the danger they create when they take their eyes off the road, their hands off the wheel, or their focus off driving.
During the month April ODOT is teaming up with other safety advocates to help spread the message that distracted drivers are not only a danger to themselves, but everyone else on the road. The national distracted driving effort focuses on ways to change the behavior of drivers through legislation, enforcement,
public awareness and education – the same activities that have curbed drunk
driving and increased seat belt use. Please remember: One text or call could wreck it all.
Distraction and Teen Crashes - Even Worse than We Thought
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety has conducted research from crash videos of teen drivers and found evidence that distracted driving is likely much more serious a problem than previously known.
Video analysis finds that distraction was a factor in nearly 6 out of 10 moderate-to-severe teen crashes, which is four times as many as official estimates based on police reports. Researchers analyzed the six seconds leading up to a crash in nearly 1,700 videos of teen drivers taken from in-vehicle event recorders.
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Stop What You're Doing!
Comedian David Koechner has an important announcement to make. Click on the image below to view this short (1:00) video.
 Find out more at http://www.inhonorofconor.org.
April 26 is Safe Kids Day
Kids are going to fall, crash, slip, explore. It’s part of being a kid. But we can protect them from serious injuries.
Most people are surprised to learn that preventable injuries – things like car crashes, drownings, fires and falls – are the leading cause of death to kids in the United States. Around the world a million children die each year from preventable injuries.
We can change this. Safe Kids Day is a day to celebrate kids, prevent injuries and save lives.
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