NPHW : It Can Wait Initiative

Aloha ‘Ohana,

Today we are lifting up HPHW’s “It Can Wait” initiative.

Did you know that 57% of people are more likely to stop driving distracted if a friend or passenger pressures them to. That means half of people are just waiting for someone to tell them to stop! Use these tools to speak up and help prevent distracted driving.

In 2010, the It Can Wait® campaign was launched to help stop distracted driving. The campaign urged people to sign a pledge to not drive distracted, with 40M+ pledges to date. It Can Wait® partnered with schools to promote the pledge among young people and released a video series featuring people directly impacted by distracted driving. In 2019, 424,000 people were injured in crashes involving a distracted driver in the United States, and distracted driving causes nearly 3,000 deaths in the United States each year.

So when you’re driving out there take a deep breath and pledge to not drive distracted. Mahalo!

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