A Call to Drivers: Put Down the Phone
The National Safety Council is calling on motorists to stop using cell phones and messaging devices
while driving, and is urging governors and legislators in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to
ban the behavior. The NSC is taking action because we are leaders in traffic safety and our mission is to save lives.
Read the news release here.
The NSC led the adoption of the "Click it or Ticket" seat belt-use campaign from a one-state pilot project to a
50-state proven program that continues to save lives. We believe the same kind of culture and behavior change must - and can - be
achieved to stop cell phone use while driving.
To accelerate this change, the NSC's effort will be three-fold:
- Advocating legislation
- Educating the public and businesses about the risk of cell phone use while driving
- Supplementing distracted driving content in our training of 1.5 million people annually in defensive driving
Using cell phones while driving is a very high risk behavior with significant impact on crashes and society.
More than 50 peer-reviewed scientific studies have identified the risks associated with cell phone use while driving.
Learn more here
Your Gift Makes a Difference
Please help us change our nation's safety culture. Your gift to the National Safety Council can help us halt the
increase in unintentional deaths in the United States, targeting science-based priority issues such as distracted driving, teen driving,
older American falls and unintentional prescription drug overdoses.
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Radon: Know Your Risks
January is National Radon Action Month, an awareness event of the NSC and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
The NSC's annual National Radon Poster Contest invites young people to help educate the public about the risks of radon gas, considered the
nation's second leading cause of lung cancer. See the winning posters here.
"Safety Ambassadors" Promote Safety
Year-Around
Start the New Year right by helping people in your workplace and community stay safe. The National Safety Council's Safety Ambassadors
program has what you need to be a resource.
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