Tag: Distracted Driving

Honda Encourages Teens to Have #TheTextTalk with Parents, Cultivating Open Dialogue on Distracted Driving

Stuart Mitchell

Given the pervasive danger of texting while driving, Honda is flipping the script by encouraging teens to be role models and have #TheTextTalk with their parents throughout the month of April and beyond. The Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign from Honda features a series of videos geared to motivate teens to have #TheTextTalk, an open dialogue with their parents about practicing safer driving habits: Honda.us.distracted. The campaign was inspired by today’s growing need to address the dangers of driving distracted. Researchers at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and University of…

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Volkswagen And Trafikskadefonden Create Phone Case To Highlight The Dangers Of Distracted Driving

Stuart Mitchell

Since February first 2018 it has been illegal to drive with a phone in your hand in Sweden. Despite that, there seems to be no change in the number of accidents on Swedish roads since the new law been running. To remind people of the danger of using your phone while driving, Volkswagen and Trafikskadefonden has created a phone case – made by crumple metal from crashed cars. “We know how easily it happens that you accidentally pick up your phone to receive a call or to send a text.…

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NAIC Unveils Distracted Driving Awareness Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) today announced the launch of Keep the Road Code, a new campaign that focuses on preventing distracted driving. “We know that there has been a significant increase in distracted driving accidents and fatalities since 2008,” said Julie Mix McPeak, NAIC President and Tennessee Commissioner of Commerce and Insurance. “It’s an issue close to me because I’m a mom with a new driver at home. I’m grateful for my platform as NAIC President to raise awareness nationwide,…

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Amerisure Tackles Distracted Driving with Yearlong Campaign

Stuart Mitchell

Amerisure Insurance is launching a yearlong Distracted Driving Campaign to battle the rising number of distracted driving accidents in the U.S. The campaign is designed to raise awareness of the growing danger to Amerisure’s employees, partner agencies and policyholders, as well as offer solutions to help lessen the number of distracted driving accidents in the country. Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death in the U.S. In 2016, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration found that 37,461 people died from vehicle accidents. Roughly ten percent of those accidents…

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