Rosenworcel, Wireless Carriers Rally to Raise Anti-Distracted Driving Awareness

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The FCC is “totally in and invested” in efforts to prevent distracted driving caused by the use of personalnelectronic devices (PEDs) like smartphones, said FCC Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel Thursdaynat a National Organizations for Youth Safety-led rally for the “It Can Wait” anti-texting campaign. The NationalnSafety Council said 100,000 car crashes are caused by distracted driving. That’s an “epidemic” thatnresults in completely preventable deaths and injuries that can be prevented by education and advocacy efforts,nRosenworcel said. The FCC has led its own anti-texting education efforts directed at elementary, middlenand high school students, along with sponsoring a distracted-driving technology event in April (CD Apriln22 p10), she said. Rosenworcel said she's also invested in preventing distracted-driving deaths as the mothernof two small children. “I never want to see them at risk because someone behind the wheel thinks that payingnattention to a text is more important to paying attention to the road,” she said.