April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Police departments and safety professionals across the country are teaming up to help spread the word about dangers of distracted driving.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is giving grants to police departments across the country as part of its participation in the National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The purpose of the awareness drive is to call the public’s attention to the hazards involved in distracted driving, in an effort to reduce auto accidents, injuries, and fatalities on the nation’s roads.
As part of the Awareness Month the NHTSA will expand a program, which was piloted in Connecticut, called “Phone in One Hand. Ticket in the Other.” The program which ran from 2010 until 2013, is now being rolled out in other states. According to the NHTSA the program was a success, seeing decreases in not only texting while driving but also in general cell phone use among drivers. The next phase of the program will be called “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.”
New Haven authorities are expected to participate in the National Distracted Driving Awareness Month by cracking down on distracted driving while educating the public on the dangers of the practice.
The East Haven accident attorneys of Hastings, Cohan, and Walsh, LLP, can be reached at (888) 244-5480 or contact us online today. We are here to help.
