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Statewide Distracted Driving Contest
September 10, 2021 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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Thrive to Survive the Drive Meme and Video Contest for Louisiana Students
Statewide Distracted Driving Contest to End September 10th, 2021
The deadline for submission is coming soon for the Louisiana Students Distracted Driving Contest “Thrive to Survive the Drive”. The contest challenges Louisiana students to create a video or meme to educate their peers and community about the dangers of distracted driving. Visit https://tinyurl.com/DistractedDrivingContest for contest submission rules and procedures.
Louisiana established its SHSP (Strategic Highway Safety Plan) in 2005 to help reduce fatalities and serious injuries by half on our roadways by the year 2030. According to the latest data, 186 people were killed in crashes involving distracted drivers in 2019 and 479 people were seriously injured. Texting while driving is an especially problematic trend among younger drivers who accounted for 16% of the distracted driving deaths on our roadways in 2019.
On our mission towards Destination Zero Deaths, our supporting partners include the Acadiana Regional Transportation Safety Coalition, Capital Region Transportation Safety Coalition, Cenla Highway Safety Coalition, New Orleans Regional Traffic Safety Coalition, Northeast LA Highway Safety Partnership, Northshore Regional Safety Coalition, Northwest LA Transportation Safety Coalition, South Central Regional Safety Coalition, Southwest Louisiana Regional Safety Coalition, AAA, Farm Bureau Insurance, and the Louisiana Planning Council.
“Distracted driving remains an important road safety issue,” said Autumn Goodfellow-Thompson, Strategic Highway Safety Plan Manager. “It’s critical to spread this message, and nobody is better suited to communicate the importance of driving safely to young people than their own peers.”
For more information, on how to join statewide efforts to help reduce the number of serious injuries and fatalities on our roadways caused by distracted driving and to help us meet Destination Zero Deaths goal, please visit www.destinationzerodeaths.com.
