TxDOT's campaign raises awareness about the dangers of distracted driving, highlighting real-life tragedies and urging motorists to stay focused behind the wheel.
April is 'National Distracted Driving Awareness' month, and TxDOT is reminding drivers to stay focused behind the wheel with the return of its Talk.Text.Crash campaign. It includes the tragic story of a Houston mother whose daughters died in a distracted-driving crash.The encouraging news is that the incidence of distracted driving deaths is trending down in Texas, but it still took nearly 400 lives last year, and seriously injured thousands. All it takes is a moment to happen.
Despite it being illegal to read, write, or send a text while driving, and nearly everyone agrees it's dangerous, a AAA survey finds more than a third of drivers do some or all of that. They're easy to spot: drifting across traffic, or stuck at a light reading, while everyone else tries to go.
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