Tag: Distracted Driving Awareness Month

NSC Postpones Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Stuart Mitchell

The National Safety Council has postponed observing Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April amidst the growing global coronavirus pandemic. For a decade, April has been earmarked to raise awareness of driver distraction, with NSC playing a founding role in the month’s Congressional designation in 2010. NSC will observe Distracted Driving Awareness Month at a later time this calendar year. It is just one of several events the Council has paused to ensure Americans are focusing on preventing and stemming the spread of COVID-19. NSC also has postponed its 2020 Southern…

Read More

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

Stuart Mitchell

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…

Read More

UFG Insurance highlights the dangers of distracted driving with “Worth It” program

Stuart Mitchell

UFG Insurance continues to expand its distracted driving awareness campaign, Worth It, with new content for Distracted Driving Awareness Month. “Worth It” was launched in 2017 as a way to reach and engage a variety of audiences about the dangers of distracted driving. The goal of the program is to offer resources that companies, insurance agents and other organizations can use to spread the message that life is worth it, distracted driving is not. The program also takes a special look at distracted driving among commercial drivers. Proprietary research conducted for UFG highlights…

Read More

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,…

Read More