DoT FY’12 Budget Testimony – $330M for Distracted Driving

By DDSA | Published: March 10, 2011

The Dept. of Transportation released Sec. Ray LaHood’s March 10, 2011 testimony before the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development today. Notably, out of the entire $129 billion budget for FY2012 in the the Administration’s Surface Transportation Reauthorization proposal, $330 million is directed for the ongoing campaign against America’s distracted driving epidemic. Click here for the speech.

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Our Inaugural Post

By DDSA | Published: January 23, 2011

Welcome to the Distracted Driving Safety Alliance Policy Blog. This is where you can come to find news and commentary on the on-going problem of distracted driving. Join us as we take up a number of important issues, such as how to define the problem, what it means to our children, and how to best marshal the combined innovative talents of all though leaders in solving this very real problem.

The mission of the Alliance is to be the voice of the broad cross-section of industries committed to ending distracted driving, working with stakeholders from all sectors – industry, labor, government, advocacy groups and consumers – to bring an end to distracted driving.

The Alliance’s goal is to inform legislators, regulators, the media, policy influencers and the public about the dangers of distracted driving and how key industry leaders are working to solve the problem through innovation, education and outreach. Distracted driving is a behavioral issue and not a technology problem; in fact, technology can be a valuable solution in solving the problem. The key to the issue, however, is reaching the person behind the steering wheel and reinforcing the message that focused driving means responsible driving.

We’ll be joined by guest writers from time to time here on the blog, people well versed and committed to the problem of curbing distracted driving.  We’re looking forward to hearing your comments and thoughts, too.  If you’d like to participate in the effort, please let me know – the more voices we have adding to the discussion, the faster we can can put an end to a truly bad behavior and make our roads safer for all.

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