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THE 5 NEW RULES OF THE ROAD:READ. FOLLOW. PASS ALONG.

DEADLY DISTRACTIONSPeople reading books. doing crossword puzzles. filling out lotto-ticket forms. and all while at the wheel of an automobile. However law enforcement has never witnessed anything quite like the reckless destruction caused by drivers distracted by text messaging on

mobile devices.

At any given moment, more than 1 million U.S. drivers are talking on handheld cell phones, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). In a 2008 survey by Nationwide Insurance, 67 percent of people admitted to using a cell

phone while driving. These statistics are as mindboggling as they are tragic.

In 2009, 5,474 people were killed in U.S. roadways and an estimated additional 448,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes that were reported to have involved distracted

driving – and those numbers are going up.

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW:

Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves. (Source: Insurance Institute for Highway Safety)

Using a cell phone use while driving, whether it’s hand-held or hands-free, delays a driver's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .

08 percent.

1. Don't use mobile devices while driving. Period. The generation before us managed to drive from point A to Point B without calling, texting or uploading pictures to Flickr, so can we!

2. Don't answer the phone while driving. Playing the "what if it's an emergency call" game is a high-speed way to become an emergency.

3. If you call someone who tells you they are on the road, advise them to call you after they get where they are going. You, the caller, end the call.

4. Parents, have a serious conversations with your teenage drivers – the generation that grew up typing with two thumbs. The under-20 age group consistently has the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes. Kids are members of the most distracted and unskilled driving demographic on the road. Prone to poor judgment, they need guidance as well as responsible role models.

5.JUST DRIVE! MULTI-TASK AT THE OFFICE DESK!

The things that distract us are largely of our own design. Decide to drive – arrive alive!

THE 5 NEW RULES OF THE ROAD:READ. FOLLOW. PASS ALONG.

REMEMBERONLY ONE OF THESE DRIVERS...

SHOULD BE WORKING.

TEXTING & DRIVING DON’T MIX!

THE 5 NEW RULES OF THE ROAD:READ. FOLLOW. PASS ALONG.

PROCEED WITH CAUTION encourages America’s motorists to use caution when encountering public safety officers on the roadway.

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