With distracted driving causing roughly 1.6 million car accidents each year, drivers are being urged by the National Safety Council and FocusDriven to join in the fight against distracted driving for the entire month of April — National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.
Local residents are encouraged to hop on board to decrease our risks of a Dallas car accident. Using cell phones and other hand-held devices prove to be the leading cause of distracted driving accidents.
Our Dallas personal injury lawyers realize the importance of these campaigns in keeping our roadways safe and encourage you to practice safe and focused driving as we work to keep out accident numbers at historically low levels. Many accidents can be avoided by simply staying off phones and other hand-held devices while operating a motor vehicle. Full attention should always be placed on the road.
The NSC and FocusDriven will be urging Americans to stop using their cell phone and hand-held devices throughout the entire month of April. The organizations urge drivers to put their cell phone in glove compartments or the trunk, or just out of eyesight while driving. They even suggest changing your voicemail recordings to alert callers that you may be driving and cannot currently answer the phone.
“If drivers can go one month without using their phones while driving, they will find out – as many of us have – work still gets done. Many drivers realize most of the calls they thought were so important, really aren’t. It is our hope drivers will decide to make the change permanently. Doing so will make our roadways safer for everyone,” said Jennifer Smith, FocusDriven president and founding board member.
April was originally marked as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month by Rep. Betsy Markey (D-CO) in honor of 9-year-old Erica Forney who was hit and killed by a distracted driver back in 2008. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill with a 410-2 vote on March 23.
In you or a loved one have been involved in a distracted driving accident, contact the Dallas Personal Injury Lawyer Mike Goolsby of The Goolsby Law Firm for a free and confidential consultation. Call (972) 492-8758.
