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Idaho high schoolers invited to help make roads
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November 3, 2016 |
Idaho high school students are encouraged to use
technology to help make roads safer through the
National Institute for Advanced Transportation
Technology distracted-driving safety messaging
challenge going on through November 18. Students
can submit social media posts and/or a short
video to help spotlight the issue of distracted
driving.
The competition has a $750 top prize, and a
scholarship offer from the University of Idaho’s
College of Engineering.
For more information about the competition,
including submission instruction, please visit:
www.uidaho.edu/itd-comp.
Last year, there were nearly 5,500 distracted
driving crashes in Idaho, resulting in 51
fatalities and 425 serious injuries. In the last
five years, the totals are staggering: nearly
25,000 crashes, with 215 fatalities and more
than 1,900 serious injuries.
It is a persistent problem with youthful
drivers. Nationwide, six out of every 10 teen
crashes involve driver distraction, which is
characterized as an manual, visual or cognitive
habit that take a driver’s hands off the wheel,
eyes off the road, or mind off the important
task of driving. |
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