Barbara's Beat: Enter the Drive Me Crazy Sweepstakes to prevent distracted driving; Win $1,500 9/3
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Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Enter the Drive Me Crazy Sweepstakes to prevent distracted driving; Win $1,500 9/3


What drives you crazy behind the wheel? Is it seeing seeing people texting while driving? Or, talking on the phone? Maybe, it's putting on make-up while driving?  Not paying attention, and speed are dangers on the road.


On the first day of school Monday, two West Rowan High School students were killed in a Salisbury, N.C. crash. Police said speed was a factor in the deadly crash. The driver was 16, and the passenger was 15. We must help our teens survive the road.

Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death among U.S. teenagers, according to the CDC. Leading the charge to combat this ever-growing problem, The UPS Foundation, the charitable arm of UPS, teamed up with Boys and Girls Clubs of America to create UPS Road Code, a national safe driving program for teenagers, which is based on the same safety training used by UPS’s own drivers, some of the safest drivers on the road. UPS Road Code focuses on helping teens prevent distractions behind the wheel, like texting and talking on the phone, and helping them drive change in their communities.
 
To drive this message home, the Drive Me Crazy Sweepstakes was created. Facebook users can tell say what drives them crazy behind the wheel for a chance to win. Through Sept. 3, one winner will be selected each week for a $50 American Express gift card. 

At the end of the sweepstakes, one Grand Prize winner will receive a $500 gift card, $500 to donate to the Boys and Girls Club of his or her choice and an additional $500 to put toward the purchase of a phone with auto-text technology to stay safe and focused behind the wheel.

 

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