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Article: MOTORISTS URGED TO PUT CELL PHONES AWAY WHEN DRIVING IN SCHOOL ZONES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- September 7, 2009
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BOISE, Idaho, Sept. 4 -- The Idaho Department of Transportation issued the following news release:
Hang up the phone, especially in a school zone!
That reminder comes as schools across Idaho resume for another year. Jo O'Connor, Safe Routes to School coordinator for the Idaho Transportation Department, urges motorists to focus on driving and children around school zones, not on cell phones and text messaging.
One out of every six drivers in school zones behaves like a drunk driver, according to a new report from Safe Kids USA. That's because the leading cause of distraction in school zones is talking, dialing or texting on a cell phone. Using a phone while driving poses a similar risk to ...