Distracted Driving, A Leading Killer, Is Caused by More Than Texting, Says The National Road Safety Foundation

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month and The National Road Safety Foundation reminds drivers that distraction remains a leading cause of fatal traffic crashes.  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that 3,166 people were killed in 2017 by crashes involving a distracted driver.  Texting while driving is an especially troubling trend among teens and drivers into their mid-twenties. A survey by the AAA Foundation found 78 percent of drivers believe it’s dangerous to talk or text while driving, yet nearly half admit to talking on a hand-held phone…

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PSA Contest Invites Teens To Be Creative To Help Prevent Drowsy Driving, A Factor In 328,000 Crashes

Drowsy driving is estimated to be a factor in 328,000 traffic crashes every year, reports the Governors Highway Safety Association, resulting in an estimated 5,000 deaths.  Studies by NHTSA and the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety find that more than 31 percent of Americans have driven when they’re so tired that they have trouble keeping their eyes open. Drowsy driving is the theme of the annual Drive2Life PSA Contest, which has just launched from The National Road Safety Foundation in collaboration with Scholastic, the global children’s publishing, education and media…

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The National Road Safety Foundation Challenges SADD Students To Create Messages About Risk Of Too Many Passengers In Car

Members of SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) are being challenged to spread the word about the risks teen drivers face when having too many passengers in the vehicle, in the annual #DrivingSkills101 campaign sponsored by The National Road Safety Foundation, a non-profit organization that promotes safe driving, and SADD. The #DrivingSkills101 “Pass on Passengers” contest offers a $2,500 top prize for teens in SADD chapters to create a short video with their creative ideas for a Public Service Announcement about the dangers of driving with too many passengers, with the…

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The National Road Safety Foundation And LA Auto Show® Invite California Teens To Help Spread The Word About Drinking And Driving

Teens throughout California are invited to help spread the word about the dangers of drinking and driving by entering the Drive Safe Los Angeles video contest sponsored by The National Road Safety Foundation and promoted by the Los Angeles Auto Show (LA Auto Show®).  The winner will receive a $2,000 cash prize and will have the opportunity to work with an Emmy Award-winning TV producer, who will visit the winner’s school and work with students to turn the idea into a finished TV ad. The runner-up will receive a $1,000…

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Teens Nationwide Invited to Join “Seat Belts Save Challenge”

National Organizations for Youth Safety (NOYS), with The National Road Safety Foundation and the Gillian Sabet Memorial Foundation, invite teens in high schools nationwide to buckle up in the 5th annual Seat Belts Save Challenge.  The Seat Belts Save Challenge, open now, encourages increased seat belt usage among young people who are at heightened risk from death or injury in traffic crashes because of their low belt usage rate. In 2016, more than half of teen drivers killed in crashes and more than 60% of teen passengers killed in crashes…

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