News Articles

Friday, May 1, 2009

Department for Transport warns about texting while driving

The UK Department for Transport has launched a new advertising campaign that warns drivers not to text when behind the wheel. It says 12% of all motorists – rising to 30% of young drivers – have admitted to texting when driving. A new radio ad launches on Monday, along with an online driving challenge game.

Earlier this week the Today show, NBC's morning TV news programme in the USA, had a feature about a bus driver who crashed while sending text messages. It's a timely and cautionary reminder for the Bank Holiday weekend. A survey last year by the RAC Foundation found that reaction times were 35% slower for people who texted when driving. At 60mph, a car covers over 50 metres in two seconds - that's a lot of distance for a short distraction.

Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the Economy

[DfT press release]

Print
Author: The Fonecast
0 Comments
Rate this article:
No rating

Categories: NewsNumber of views: 1197

Tags:

Leave a comment

This form collects your name, email, IP address and content so that we can keep track of the comments placed on the website. For more info check our Privacy Policy and Terms Of Use where you will get more info on where, how and why we store your data.
Add comment

Follow thefonecast.com

Twitter @TheFonecast RSS podcast feed
Find us on Facebook Subscribe free via iTunes

Archive Calendar

«March 2024»
MonTueWedThuFriSatSun
26272829123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
1234567

Archive

Terms Of Use | Privacy Statement