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Focus On the Road®’S Top 10 Tips to Avoid Distraction Driving

  1. Make a commitment to Focus On the Road® with family and friends - whether its entering a driving contract or taking the Focus On the Road® pledge.
  2. Txt Ur BFF L8R! Don’t DWT. Don’t text or email while driving - even at stop signs or red lights.
  3. Email doesn’t have an expiration date - why check it while driving? Put your blackberry or handheld in your purse, briefcase or console so it is unaccessible. If you are still tempted - consider turning it off.
  4. Limit or exclude use of other gadgets such as Ipods, laptops and other handheld and electronic devices.
  5. Don’t Apply and Drive! Get your beauty routine down at home. If you must re-apply - wait until you park.
  6. “Free Your Focus - Go Handsfree.” While research shows that talking on your cell phone in general is still a distraction, using a headset is better than holding the phone to your ear.
  7. Don’t Focus on Food, Focus On the Road®. Your car should not be a kitchen - eat at home, work, school or inside your favorite take-out joint.
  8. Let it go! Pull over if you need to look, reach for or find something.
  9. Review driving directions beforehand or consider a navigation system.
  10. You can stop being late! Time management can help alleviate the need to multi-task and help prevent distraction driving.

Sometimes no matter how safe you are driving - you will encounter distracted drivers and will need to react. Here's how - see MSN article "How to Deal with Distracted Drivers - A few tips for handling a more common phenomenon: distracted drivers."