The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) introduced its slogan, “Talk. Text. Crash.,” in April 2011 during National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The slogan has also been used in subsequent years.
Texas Department of Transportation
Talk. Text. Crash. - Distracted Driving Campaign
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and TxDOT is continuing our Talk. Text. Crash. campaign to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving and to encourage Texans to put down their cell phones while driving.
PR Newswire
The Street
TxDOT Warns Texans: Talk. Text. Crash.
By PR Newswire 03/29/11 - 12:01 AM EDT
AUSTIN, Texas, March 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/—With technology at their fingertips, drivers are constantly faced with distractions such as talking or texting, putting their safety and that of others at serious risk. April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is launching the Talk. Text. Crash. campaign to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving and to encourage Texans to put down their cell phones while driving.
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“Drivers simply do not realize the dangers that are posed when they take their eyes and minds off the road and their hands off the wheel and focus on activities other than driving,” said Carol T. Rawson, P.E., TxDOT’s Traffic Operations Division Director. ” ’ Talk. Text. Crash.’ reminds Texans of the consequences associated with distracted driving. Eliminating distractions and putting away their cell phones while driving can and will save lives.”
U.S. Department of Transportation—Fast Lane
April 05, 2011
Texas launches “Talk. Text. Crash.” campaign to encourage safer driving
As I mentioned earlier this week, April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. And last Wednesday the Texas Department of Transportation kicked off their April efforts with a rally on the steps of the state Capitol and a terrific new safe driving campaign called “Talk. Text. Crash.”
PR Newswire
AUSTIN, Texas, April 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/—There’s good news and bad news on distracted driving in Texas. Crashes and fatalities are down slightly, and that’s good. But, distracted driving incidences still cause thousands of crashes each year, and most drivers believe that using an electronic device while driving doesn’t affect performance.
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) joins its safety partners around the state to encourage drivers to refrain from engaging in non-driving activities while on the road, particularly cell phone use and texting. In its second year, TxDOT’s Talk. Text. Crash. outreach campaign is designed to raise awareness of the consequences of distracted driving.
Waxahachie (NY) Daily Light)
TxDOT warns: Talk. Text. Crash.
Posted: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 1:56 pm | Updated: 2:07 pm, Tue Apr 2, 2013.
Rita Hodges Ellis County Extension Agent
With technology at their fingertips, drivers are constantly faced with distractions, such as talk or texting, which places their safety and that of others at serious risk.
April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is launching the Talk. Text. Crash. Campaign to raise awareness of the dangers associated with distracted driving and to encourage Texans to put down their cell phones while driving.