Take The Pledge.
Make being Ready Behind The Wheel *your* platform for driving! Take the pledge that you will always be alert, be smart and be safe when driving….
Make being Ready Behind The Wheel *your* platform for driving! Take the pledge that you will always be alert, be smart and be safe when driving….
Ready Behind The Wheel….it starts with *you*.
Think about it.
Secondary activities have become an everyday occurrence behind
the wheel of American motorists. Every day, people are:
…even when behind the wheel.
Distracted driving has eclipsed drunkdriving as the Number One safety concern of the driving public. http://www.unews.utah.edu/old/p/062206-1.html
Remember, distractions cause inattention blindness, taking 31% of the brain away from the primary task of driving.
Watch this brief eye-opening awareness
test:
Decide TODAY to be ready behind the wheel every time you turn the ignition of your car. Your loved ones will thank you for it.
Distracted driving is dangerous epidemic on America’s roadways.
Each day, more than 15 people are killed and more than 1,200 people are injured in crashes that were reported to involve a distracted driver.
(http://www.distraction.gov/research/PDF-Files/Distracted-Driving-2009.pdf)
The best way to end distracted driving is to educate all Americans about the danger is poses. The goal of Ready Behind the Wheel is to provide facts and statistics that are powerfully persuasive so that every driver is ready behind the wheel when they turn the ignition of their car.
If you don’t already think that distracted driving is a safety problem, please take a moment to learn more.