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Drive 4 Pledges Day urges nationwide action to end texting while driving 1.usa.gov/1bt46It #ItCanWait
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Did you know this statistic? RT Reason 17 not to text & drive #stopthetexts
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No existe ninguna manera segura de mandar SMS y conducir a la vez. Infórmese sobre los peligros de #ManejarDistraído 1.usa.gov/Zd0mQO
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Replying to @SecretaryFoxx
@RayLaHood New: distraction guidelines 2 encourage OEM 2 limit #distracteddriving risk of devices built into vehicles
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@RayLaHood New study: visual-manual tasks associated with hand-held devices increase risk of crash 3X #distracteddriving
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@RayLaHood Specifics: disable manual text entry for text messaging & browsing unless vehicle stopped & in Park #distracteddriving
Amazing. @RayLaHood says @JacyGood's journey has made her "an absolute hero." Read her #DDAM story bit.ly/Zjh55b
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Father marks daughter's 25th birthday w/out her. In 2009, Casey was killed by distracted driver 1.usa.gov/10SPVCa #DDAM
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Read how 3 cars+5 unimportant words+1 brief moment of distraction=permanent devastation X many bit.ly/10NEXxK #DDAM
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Do you think penalties for texting and driving should be as harsh as penalties for drunk driving? rockcenter.co/ZMoNJL @RockCenterNBC
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"Texting and driving is about six to eight times as bad as driving drunk." - Professor of cognitive psychology, Paul Atchley #RockCenter
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Just unveiled the winning social media icon from the Distracted Driving Design Challenge. Get it at distraction.gov. #hangupjustdrive
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Have ?s about distracted driving? Tweet yours to @usaa using #drvchg for DOT Sec @RayLaHood to answer Nov 13!
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We’re collaborating with @AdCouncil @MazdaRacing @NOYSnoise @DistractionGov for a video contest. #stopthetexts ow.ly/eUAWH
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4 seconds to read that text while you're driving; a lifetime of consequences #ItCanWait 1.usa.gov/UjewgG
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Many thanks to @WVGov Tomblin for his new distracted driving campaign urging drivers to go hands-free. bit.ly/QlxguI
Thrilled to welcome another partner in our fight to end #distracteddriving: #Glee's @DiannaAgron 1.usa.gov/SnnM6P
"We know the influence @GLEEonFOX can have in raising awareness" @MrRPMurphy on new anti-#texting psa 1.usa.gov/SnnM6P
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Are you a Gleek? If so, these new DOT anti-texting while driving ads are probably for you bit.ly/NkRyTf
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Make some NOYS about these new PSAs and pass them on Glee Dis. Drving PSA: "On My Way" youtu.be/mnw_7xI5klM via @youtube @dot.gov @nhtsa