No Phone Zone: Friday, April 30th
Oprah has declared this Friday “National No Phone Zone Day.” In 2009, Oprah started an initiative to educate and have people pledge to stop using their phones altogether while driving. Oprah is calling driving and using your phone “America’s New Deadly Obsession.” This year Oprah will air a special live episode on April 30th that will show “No Phone” rallies all around the country.
There are many different campaigns going on around the country to raise awareness of the increasing problem of distracted driving on our roadways. The Department of Transportation has launched distraction.gov, which has all kinds of resources and statistics about distracted driving. To read more information about distraction.gov, read our blog from earlier this month.
I am personally involved in a campaign with other lawyers around the country to stop teens from texting while driving. It is called TADD, Teens Against Distracted Driving. I am currently partnering with local high schools to get students to sign a pledge card that says they will not text and drive. In return, they receive a free wrist bracelet. The student council that has the highest percentage of their student body sign the pledge cards will receive $500 dollars from my office.
I urge you to join Oprah on Friday for “No Phone Zone” day. The more awareness that is raised about this subject the better!
This information and commentary is provided by Dallas/Fort Worth Personal Injury Lawyer Mark Anderson. The Anderson Law Firm can be reached in Fort Worth at 817-294-1900 or in Dallas at 214-327-8000. For a free consultation with the Anderson Law Firm please fill out our contact form online.
