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Robert DeBry & Associates: Texting While Driving
It's not a bad habit, it's a hazard. When you text and drive, you take your eyes off the road and your hands off the wheel, placing yourself and others in danger. According to the University of Utah, texting and driving, in comparison to driving while intoxicated, is even more dangerous. Remarkably, a person texting while driving is about six times more likely to result in an accident than a drunk driver.
At Robert J. DeBry & Associates, we just want to remind you to make smart decisions when you get behind the wheel. You might think the message you send is important, but we think your life is more so!
What can you do about texting and driving?
- Listen to these Public Service Annoucements: PSA #1 & PSA #2
- Put the phone down and sign the No Phone Zone pledge.
Learn More about Texting While Driving
- There are numerous safety campaigns in Utah focused on the prevention of traffic injuries and fatalities. Learn about them at Zero Fatalities.
- The U.S. Department of Transportation created distraction.gov to share the latest facts and statistics on distracted driving accident.
- In an attempt to change polices and laws regarding hands-free cell phone use while driving, the National Safety Council documented the dangers of both hands-free and handheld cell phones.
- We want to remind all drivers to make smart decisions on the road, so we’re proud to support AT&T’s documentary “The Last Text,” which features real people who have been affected by texting and driving. The 10-minute video is part of AT&T’s on-going “It Can Wait Campaign” that focuses on the dangers of texting and driving. Click here to watch the video now.
News Coverage
- Dr. Phil speaks with a teen who admits to texting while driving
- High school students in Illinois take a stand against texting and driving
- Oprah shares her message about distracted driving and her No Phone Zone campaign
- Senate proposes bill to ban texting while driving
- Utah passes the toughest law against texting while driving in the nation
Past Events
- FocusDriven and the National Safety Council partnered to sponsor the On the Road, Off the Phone PSA contest. Learn more here.
- The Remember Alex Brown Foundation was established to raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving. March 21, 2011 was the National Day of Awareness.
