September 5, 2010
Resources
Greater Austin Crime Commission
The Greater Austin Crime Commission was formed in 1997 to support law enforcement, raise public awareness about crime prevention programs, and promote community anti-crime efforts.
Distraction.gov 
Distraction.gov was launched by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration in January 2010 to end the dangerous practice of distracted driving on our nation's roadways.
FocusDriven
FocusDriven is a Texas-based advocacy group for victims of motor vehicle crashes involving drivers using cell phone that promotes awareness of the dangers of cell phone distracted driving by putting a human face on the disastrous impact of this behavior, in order to promote corresponding public policies, programs and personal responsibility.
Stay Alive...Just Drive!
Stay Alive...Just Drive! is a traffic crash prevention, awareness, and education program aimed at curbing distracted driving and promoting safe driving. Originally launched as a grassroots campaign, SAJD has become a nationally recognized program with members and supporting agencies in 15 states.
How We Drive
HowWeDrive.com is the companion blog to Tom Vanderbilt's New York Times bestselling book Traffic: Why We Drive the Way We Do. The blog is updated frequently with traffic news and tips, as well as Vanderbilt's own ideas.
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
iihs.org is the the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's website dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's highways. Its Highway Loss Data Institute shares and supports this mission through scientific studies of insurance data representing the human and economic losses resulting from the ownership and operation of different types of vehicles and by publishing insurance loss results by vehicle make and model.
Distracted Driving Glossary
The National Security Council compiled a great list of distracted driving terms and their meanings. If you have any questions about what a particular word might mean, then this is the resource for you.
http://www.nsc.org/safety_road/Distracted_Driving/Pages/TheAtoZofDD.aspx
Key Dates
Child Passenger Safety Week
September 19 - September 25
2010 Distraction.gov Driving Summit
September 21
From Twitter
Safe Driving Tip #39: Drive Your Van Safely - http://bit.ly/97Ek8F. Vans are heavier and harder to maneuver so one must be extra cautious.
on Thu, Sep 02
We're number four! 100 most-congested roads in Texas: http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/apps/rider56/list.htm
on Wed, Sep 01
Link: http://apps.dot.state.tx.us/apps/rider56/list.htm
on Wed, Sep 01
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