It's time to BAN texting-while-driving

Caption: Screeeeeetch! Boom!

You have probably heard many stories about the dangers of texting-while-driving. Perhaps you have even seen the gruesome videos that show mangled cars and worse. As an organization that promotes walking and biking, we at Trailnet are acutely aware of the dangers of this new American past-time because our constituents do not travel in reinforced steel boxes. Instead, our constituents travel au naturale, on foot, on bike, and in wheelchairs.

A recent AP article tells of a New Jersey cyclist that was struck by a driver who was too busy texting about a drug deal to notice the cyclist's bright reflective vest. Read it for yourself:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091118/ap_on_re_us/us_texting_crash_drug_charges

Also, Transportation for American recently released the report Dangerous By Design that chronicles the thousands of annual pedestrian deaths caused by poorly designed roadways. This is yet another reason why every city, metro area, and state needs to adopt a Complete Streets policy. Check out the report below:
http://t4america.org/resources/dangerousbydesign/

Poorly designed streets + drivers not paying attention = a caustic environment for the ~30% of American adults who don't drive...not to mention the 100% of children who don't drive

If you agree that it's time to make texting-while-driving illegal, we encourage you to contact your local and state elected officials with your concerns.

Yours in solidarity for common sense,
-Trailnet