Phones Down Touchdown
Did you know that the National Safety Council reports that cell phone use while driving leads to over 1 million car crashes every year? There are over 300,000 injuries that occur each year from these accidents. This means that 1 out of every 4 accidents is caused by using your phone while driving! As a mom with 4 kids and one old enough to drive (20 years old), these statistics are terrifying, to say the least! In the Washington D.C. region, distracted driving has become the number 1 safety issue, and that is why I am taking the Pledge – Phones Down Touchdown!
On Tuesday, November 29, I partnered with the Phones Down Touchdown campaign for safe driving with KIRK Cousins (Redskins Quarterback) & the 495/95 Express Lanes. Can you say, “EXCITING!” With great food and Kirk Cousins, speakers from Virginia Department of Transportation, AAA-Mid-Atlantic and Virgina State Police, we had a fun, informational time learning about driving distracted. In which I learned if you want to drive while texting, you might as well be a football player because you can drive the length of a football field in 5 seconds flat without looking! Don’t drive distracted, people!
What is Phones Down Touchdown?
The Phones Down Touchdown is a pledge to help stop distracting driving, now! By taking the pledge, you commit to keeping your phone down while behind the wheel. Most kids learn through example, and my kids are no different. Don’t text and drive! Of course, I want my kids to follow my example, and I hope that as they see me keep my phone down while driving that they will do so as well.
How do You Take the Pledge?
Taking the pledge is easy. All you do is visit Phones Down Touchdown, scroll to the bottom and click “take the pledge.” You will enter your name, email, birthdate, and zip code. Once you pledge, share the Phones Down. Touchdown graphic with the hashtag #PhonesDownTouchdown on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram to show others you took the pledge to limit distractions while driving!
Take the Pledge and Win!
On top of driving safer, and feeling safer, the Phones Down Touchdown pledge is encouraging drivers to take their pledge by offering a month of FREE travel on Express Lanes! All you have to do is Share the Phones Down Touchdown graphic using the hashtag #phonesDownTouchdown on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram. Each week we will pick 1 winner who shared the graphic and hashtag to get a FREE month of travel on Express Lanes!
It’s easy to be a safe driver, and it’s even easier to take the pledge. Take the Phones Down Touchdown Pledge, today, and share to be entered to win a FREE month of travel on Express Lanes!
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