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Billboard Campaign Discourages Cell Phone Use While Driving
According to a report by the Associate Press, motorists
in central Kentucky will soon get a sobering reminder to stash
the cell phone until they are safely off the road.
The National Safety Council has begun a nationwide campaign
called "Death By Cell Phone" that includes billboards
in Lexington and Frankfort.
The billboards feature pictures of a 61-year-old woman from
Oklahoma and a 12-year-old boy from Michigan who were killed
in car crashes caused by drivers using cell phones.
The NSC hopes the campaign will persuade drivers to think
twice before hitting "send" while behind the wheel.
The council estimates over 600,000 accidents and 2,500 deaths
are caused each year by drivers using cell phones.
The Kentucky billboards will be seen by over 20,000 people
a day, reported AP.
(July 13, 2009)
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