“One Text or Call Could Wreck It All” Campaign Educates Area Drivers About Distracted Driving
Ohio State Highway Patrol-Traffic Safety Division
In an effort to make our roads safer, the Greene County Safe Communities Coalition, part of Greene County Public Health, announced today that it is using the “One Text or Call Could Wreck It All” campaign to help stop distracted driving. The coalition has pledged its support to help spread the message that distracted drivers are not only a danger to themselves, but everyone else on the road.
“We all know that talking on our cell phones while driving is distracting, but that doesn’t stop most people from continuing to do it,” said Jillian Drew, Safe Communities Coordinator. “This effort is intended to educate our community about the dangers of cell phone use and other distractions while driving. We hope that once people see the statistics and realize the danger involved, they will change their driving habits to help protect themselves, their families, and others on the road.”
In 2015, 3,477 people were killed, and 391,000 were injured in motor vehicle crashes involving distracted drivers. At any given time, an estimated 660,000 drivers are using electronic devices
while driving during the day across the United States.
While anything that takes your eyes off the road, hands off the wheel, or mind off the task of driving is a hazard, there is heightened concern about the risks of texting while driving because it combines all three types of distraction – visual, manual and cognitive.
The national distracted driving effort focuses on ways to change the behavior of drivers through legislation, enforcement, public awareness and education –the same activities that have curbed drunk driving and increased seat belt use.
Greene County Public Health is sharing safe driving messages via social media on their Facebook and Twitter pages throughout the month of April as well as sharing the message at local health fairs and high schools. “Every driver in Greene County has a role in this effort,” said Ms. Drew. “However, we especially want to reach out to parents with teen drivers because we know that statistically, the under-20 age group has the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes.”
The national distracted driving effort focuses on ways to change the behavior of drivers through legislation, enforcement, public awareness and education –the same activities that have curbed drunk driving and increased seat belt use.
Greene County Public Health is sharing safe driving messages via social media on their Facebook and Twitter pages throughout the month of April as well as sharing the message at local health fairs and high schools. “Every driver in Greene County has a role in this effort,” said Ms. Drew. “However, we especially want to reach out to parents with teen drivers because we know that statistically, the under-20 age group has the highest proportion of distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes.”
Greene County’s goal with this campaign is simple – save lives by getting drivers to remember that “One Text or Call Could Wreck It All.”
For more information about distracted driving, please visit www.distraction.gov, or you can contact Jillian
Drew at 937-374-5683 or by email at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
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