Press Room
Press Releases
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2014 Press Releases
- 04/08/2014: U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx Commends South Dakota for Enacting Ban on Texting While Driving
- 04/03/2014: DOT Launches First-ever National Distracted Driving Enforcement And Advertising Campaign
- 03/24/2014: U.S. DOT Launches National Distracted Driving Enforcement and Advertising Campaign
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2013 Press Releases
- 11/14/2013: NHTSA Data Confirms Traffic Fatalities Increased In 2012
- 08/20/2013: U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Applauds Illinois for State-wide Ban on Handheld Cell Phone Use For Drivers Of All Ages
- 05/29/2013: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Applauds Florida for Enacting Ban on Texting While Driving Law
- 05/29-2/2013: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Applauds Hawaii for Enacting Ban on Using a Mobile Device While Driving
- 04/23/2013: U.S. DOT Releases Guidelines to Minimize In-Vehicle Distractions
- 04/05/2013: NHTSA Survey Finds 660,000 Drivers Using Cell Phones or Manipulating Electronic Devices While Driving At Any Given Daylight Moment
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2012 Press Releases
- 11/13/2012: U.S. DOT Announces Winner of Distracted Driving Design Challenge
- 10/16/2012: U.S. DOT Gives Connecticut and Massachusetts $550,000 for Texting Ban Enforcement Demonstrations
- 08/8/2012: U.S. DOT Teams Up With Mazda Motorsports, Project Yellow Light, the Ad Council, and NOYS to Engage Young Drivers in Anti-Distracted Driving Campaign
- 08/31/2012: U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils New Distracted Driving PSAs Featuring Cast of the Hit FOX TV Show “Glee”
- 08/22/2012: U.S. Department of Transportation Announces New Federal Grant Program to Help States Fight Distracted Driving
- 08/22-2/2012: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video - John T. Gordon of Marion, Ohio, Remembered By His Parents
- 06/7/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Issues ‘Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving,’ Announces $2.4 Million for California, Delaware Pilot Projects
- 06/1/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Applauds Ohio for Enacting Ban on Texting While Driving
- 05/8/2012: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video. Al Andres of Hartly, Delaware, Remembers His 2-Year-Old Granddaughter Calli
- 05/14/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Commends Alabama for Enacting Ban on Texting While Driving
- 04/6/2012: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases Survey Analysis Showing Young People Are Least Likely to Speak Up About Distracted Driving as Passengers
- 04/3/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Applauds Idaho for Enacting Strong Ban on Texting While Driving
- 04/16/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Commends West Virginia for Enacting Tough Bans on Text Messaging and Hand-Held Cell Phone Use While Driving
- 03/16/2012: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video, Alison Holden of Washington, DC
- 02/16/2012: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today announced the first-ever federally proposed guidelines for automobile manufacturers
- 01/19/2012: U.S. DOT Releases New “Faces of Distracted Driving” Video. Gina Harris of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Remembers Her 19-Year-Old Daughter, Brittanie
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2011 Press Releases
- 12/8/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Lowest Level Of Annual Traffic Fatalities In More Than Six Decades
- 12/1/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video Featuring Family of Kassy Kerfoot
- 11/28/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Unveils 'OMG' PSA to Warn Teens About the Dangers of Distracted Driving
- 11/23/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Announces Final Rule Prohibiting Interstate Truck and Bus Drivers From Using Hand-Held Cell Phones While Operating Their Vehicles.
- 10/13/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video Featuring 9-Year-Old Erica Forney
- 09/15/2011: U.S. DOT Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video. Featuring 5-Year-Old Xzavier Davis-Bilbo
- 08/10/2011: U.S. DOT Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video As Part of Drive Safely Work Week
- 07/11/2011: U.S. DOT Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video Featuring Family of Heather Lerch
- 07/11-82-11/2011: New Research Shows Enforcement Cuts Distracted Driving
- 06/17/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Applauds Nevada for Enacting Strong Law Banning Texting or Talking on a Cell Phone While Driving
- 06/13/2011: U.S, Department of Transportation releases new "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video for Father's Day
- 06/03/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Commends Maine for Enacting Tough Ban on Texting While Driving
- 05/23/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video: Jacy Good of White Plains, New York
- 05/11/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood Applauds Indiana for Enacting Tough Ban on Texting While Driving
- 05/04/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video: Kristin Murphy of Naples, Florida
- 04/26/2011: U.S. Transportation Secretary LaHood: North Dakota Becomes 31st State to Ban Texting While Driving
- 04/18/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video
- 04/07/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases "Faces of Distracted Driving" Public Service Announcement
- 03/28/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation Releases New "Faces of Distracted Driving" Video
- 03/04/2011: U.S. Department of Transportation and Consumer Reports Launch Partnership to Fight Distracted Driving
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2010 Press Releases
- 12/17/2010: U.S. DOT Proposes Rule to Ban Hand-Held Cell Phone Use for Commercial Truck and Bus Drivers
- 11/16/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Launches "Faces of Distracted Driving" Online Awareness Campaign
- 09/21/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Kicks Off Second National Distracted Driving Summit
- 09/20/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces 2009 Distracted Driving Fatality and Injury Numbers Prior to National Distracted Driving Summit
- 09/17/2010: AAA, Seventeen and DOT Recognize National Two-Second Turnoff Day
- 09/14/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Agenda for Second National Distracted Driving Summit
- 08/03/2010: U.S. Department of Transportation Teams with ESPN and State Farm® To Go 'On the Road' to Wipe Out Distracted Driving
- 08/02/2010: DOT, Seventeen Magazine, and AAA Launch National Two-Second Turnoff Day Video Challenge
- 07/27/2010: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Second National Distracted Driving Summit
- 07/06/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Praises Delaware for Tough New Ban on Texting and Cell Phone Use
- 07/02/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Applauds Massachusetts for Tough Anti-Texting Ban
- 06/18/2010: Louisiana Toughens Texting Ban
- 06/15/2010: New Report Shows States Increasing Efforts on Distracted Driving
- 06/07/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Georgia Governor for Signing Law Banning Texting While Driving
- 06/01/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Vermont Governor for Signing Law Banning Texting While Driving
- 05/24/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Kansas on New Law Banning Texting For drivers of all ages
- 05/19/2010: U.N. and International Officials Launch Global Effort to End Distracted Driving
- 05/05/2010: Wisconsin Becomes 25th State to Pass Texting Ban for drivers of all ages
- 04/30/2010: Michigan Becomes the 24th State to Ban Texting
- 04/26/2010: FAA Calls on Airlines to Limit Cockpit Distractions
- 04/16/2010: Secretary LaHood Applauds Kentucky and Nebraska Bans on Texting for drivers of all ages
- 04/08/2010: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces First Enforcement Crackdown Campaign on Distracted Driving
- 04/06/2010: Oprah Winfrey and Harpo Studios Announce National "No Phone Zone Day" Friday, April 30
- 04/02/2010: Iowa Bans Texting for drivers of all ages; Stops All Cell Phone Use by Teens
- 03/31/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Proposes Rule to Ban Texting for Truck and Bus Drivers
- 03/26/2010: Washington State Toughens Cell Phone and Texting Ban
- 03/11/2010: Secretary LaHood: Wyoming Becomes the 20th State to Ban Texting While Driving
- 02/22/2010: New Sample Bill will Aid States in Banning Texting While Driving
- 01/26/2010: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Federal Ban on Texting for Commercial Truck Drivers
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2009 Press Releases
- 12/30/2009: Presidential Executive Order on Distracted Driving Effective Today
- 12/03/2009: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Commends University of Alabama-Birmingham for Convening First Statewide Summit on Distracted Driving
- 10/01/2009: U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood Announces Administration Wide Effort to Combat Distracted Driving
Speeches
- 04/03/2014: Secretary Foxx's Remarks at the National Distracted Driving Enforcement and Advertising Campaign Event.
- 7/11/2011: Secretary LaHood's Remarks on Distracted Driving Pilot Project Results
- 09/21/2010: Secretary LaHood's Remarks at the 2010 Distracted Driving Summit
- 4/29/2010: Secretary LaHood's Remarks at the NOYS PSA Announcement
- 1/26/2010: Secretary LaHood's Remarks at the Motor Carriers Distracted Driving Press Event
- 9/30/2009: Secretary LaHood's Remarks at the 2009 Distracted Driving Summit
