ANSONIA -
Mayor James Della Volpe has joined Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti and AT&T today issuing a proclamation
designating Sept. 19 as “No Texting While Driving Day” and
called for Ansonia residents to take the pledge never to text and drive.
“Text
messaging has become the way many people communicate today, which means
some people are doing it at the worst possible time – while driving,”
Mayor Della Volpe said.
“We need to help spread the message and
educate our community that when it comes to driving, texting can and
should wait.”
According
to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, those who text while
driving are 23 times more likely to be involved in some type of
safety critical event as compared to those drivers who don't text while
they drive.
Texting while driving is involved in over 100,000 motor
vehicles crashes each year, often causing injuries and deaths.
Wireless
provider AT&T launched the “It Can Wait” campaign in Connecticut
and throughout the United States in 2009 to educate the public about
the dangers of texting while driving by encouraging consumers to take
the personal pledge not to text while driving.
The City of Ansonia, Mayor James Della Volpe and AT&T are calling on all drivers to go to
www.itcanwait.com
to take the no-texting-and-driving pledge, and then share their promise
with others via Twitter (#itcanwait) and Facebook.
For additional
information and resources, visit
www.att.com/itcanwait.
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