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Giveaway: Pledge Not To Text And Drive. It Can Wait!

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Distracted driving is a serious problem. In my last post about the topic I discussed the AT&T “It Can Wait” website that has important information for families. The AT&T It Can wait website shows “Texting and Driving Crash – It Can Wait” and other videos that anyone with a phone and a car should watch (parents and teens included!):

 

 

Join me and pledge to never text and drive.  The It Can Wait website has a section where you can share your pledge. Here is another It Can Wait pledge I just did on the website and tweeted: “Those who send txt messages while drivng are 23x more likely to be in a crash. Pledge @ itcanwait.com. #ITCANWAIT “.

 

 

I was thrilled to see my pledge retweeted by others – so by making a pledge you can inspire others to make their pledge not to text while driving.

 

 

AT&T also has a DriveMode™ (Android  and BlackBerry) app that has auto on/off to help increase safety on the road.

The DriveMode app “curbs the urge to text and drive by allowing you to temporarily limit the features of your mobile device so you stay focused on the road. You can set-up auto-replies to texts, emails and wireless phone calls to let people know you’re on the road and will get back to them. AT&T DriveMode is free to AT&T customers.”

 

UPDATE:  Jeannine S  is our Winner (and she has been contacted). Thanks to all that entered!!

To help move this important issue forward, I am excited to host a “It Can Wait” (ICW) giveaway where ONE winner will get the following prize (fulfilled by AT&T):
One Samsung Galaxy S III
One ICW t-shirt
One ICW branded phone case (to fit the GSIII)
Two ICW decals (for your car)
Two ICW thumbbands
How do you enter? It is 2 easy steps:
1. Fill out the Rafflecopter entry below
2. Take the pledge at ItCanWait.com and comment that you took it .
a Rafflecopter giveaway

 

 

Oprah Winfrey’s “No Phone Zone” Campaign – Take the Pledge!!

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After I dropped my kids off at school I headed to the bakery to buy some muffins for a school meeting. At the red light, I checked my phone and saw a text message from a friend who wanted to take a walk this morning. I thought it was a great idea to take a walk, so I promptly replied by texting that I can take a walk as soon as I go home to write my post in honor of the “No Phone Zone” campaign to help bring understanding to distracted driving.

WHAT WAS I THINKING?  Writing a text in my car – at a red light – to tell someone that I am writing a post about no distracted driving?

Even though I was texting at a red light – it was still texting in a car and it was distracting me from driving. This helped me realize how easy it was to get distracted while driving and that I NEED TO BE THE FIRST PERSON TO GET ON BOARD AND TAKE THE PLEDGE. From now on, my cellphone will be placed out of reach while I am driving. First thing I did when I got home was to sign the pledge.

CLICK ON THE BUTTON ABOVE TO JOIN ME IN TAKING THE PLEDGE

Other ways to join the “No Phone Zone” Pledge:


MOBILE – Text to pledge = Text NPZ to 30644 

Project Overview Video on the “Create a No Phone Zone” = http://www.citizenglobal.com/harpoproductions/nophonezone/ 

No Phone Zone Causes Page = http://www.causes.com/nophonezone

TWITTER – The Oprah Show Profile = http://twitter.com/theoprahshow 

FACEBOOK – The Oprah Show Fan Page = http://www.facebook.com/oprahwinfreyshow 

and No Phone Zone Pledge – http://apps.facebook.com/causes/petitions/455 

Here is more important statistics and information from the Oprah Winfrey “No Phone Zone” campaign:

  • Every single time someone takes their eyes or their focus off the road – even
    for just a few seconds – they put their lives and the lives of others in
    danger.  Distracted driving is
    unsafe, irresponsible and in a split second, its consequences can be
    devastating. ~ U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood

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