Missouri State Highway Patrol Kicks Off Campaign Against Texting While Driving
Earlier this month, the Missouri State Highway Patrol announced the launch of a public safety campaign to discourage drivers from texting while driving, according to a press release from the Highway Patrol.
At a press conference, the MSHP displayed its new anti-texting logo. The logo will be given to the public in the form of a window decal. The logo was featured in a NASCAR race that occurred in St. Louis. The logo was displayed on the hood of the Con-way Freight race car. Con-way Freight has had a texting ban for its fifteen thousand truck drivers for two years.
The campaign is in addition to Missouri’s anti-texting law. The law prohibits cell phone use for all drivers ages 21 and younger. However, officials are hoping drivers of all ages will stop texting while driving in Missouri. Missouri is one of almost 40 states to prohibit some form of texting while driving.
According to the MSHP, last year there were over 1,700 crashes in Missouri as a result of cell phone usage while driving, which is more than any other form of distracted driving. In the first six months of this year, there were almost 800 crashes as a result of using a cell phone while driving. Those crashes resulted in eight deaths and over 200 injuries.
Texting while driving is dangerous. It involves taking your eyes off the road, removing a hand from the steering wheel and putting your concentration on something besides driving. If you have been injured in a car wreck due to distracted driving, you have legal rights. The St. Louis car crash injury lawyers at Page Law can help you pursue a case against a distracted driver. Call today at 314-322-8515.
