Campaign Mission

Orthopaedic surgeons are the medical doctors who put bones and limbs back together after traumatic injuries, including road crashes. This site is dedicated to helping drivers stay whole and healthy by “deciding to drive” each time they get behind the wheel.

Join the Conversation

Distracted driving injures or kills half a million people each year.

On this site, we urge drivers to decide to drive, period, whenever they’re behind the wheel. We invite all citizens to engage with the distracted driving issue by sharing their own stories.

Join us in this initiative. We can all make a difference by keeping distracted driving in the national spotlight. Here, we offer all responsible drivers a voice in the distracted driving conversation.

Recent Submissions

Amublance texting

In the late evening, during a routine patient transport to Little Rock carrying a small child and adult, the ambulance driver lost control of the vehicle and had to hard correct but wound up rolling the ambulance. Serious injuries for 2 of 3 passengers (including the child straped into an unsecure gernie), broken neck, spinal injury, internal injury, several surgeries and long hosptial stays... all because the driver of the ambulance was texting.

Speed: 70 mph Danger Level: 1 (Out of 10) No. of Passengers: 3

Revoke their License! (2) Just a slap on the Wrist (1)

Headline

Crossing legal crosswalk had the little walking man sign almost all the way across driver on cell makes right turn barely missing me by mere inches.Response Oh i am so sorry and still talking on phone as he drove away.

Speed: 10 mph Danger Level: 8 (Out of 10) No. of Passengers: 3

Revoke their License! (147) Just a slap on the Wrist (61)

Thoughtless

Husband and I taking an early fall, 90 degree day ride on our motorcycle. 4 vehicles deep at a stop light. As we all were pulling away from light truck in front of us slammed on his breaks just as we were shifting into 3rd gear...you guessed it, we had to lay down the bike. Thank God we weren't terribly hurt just road rash the bike, 6 grand worth o damage! After the fact we found out vehicle one was turning into his driveway when he saw vehicle 2 texting and not paying attention causing the c

Speed: 10 mph Danger Level: 1 (Out of 10) No. of Passengers: 0

Revoke their License! (176) Just a slap on the Wrist (87)

"Hands Free" Driving

In AM rush hour traffic I look in my rear view mirror and the woman driving the car behind me was applying mascara with her right hand, and talking into her cell phone being held in front of her mouth with her left hand. She "drove" at least 3/4 of a mile this way and never touched the steering wheel. Look ma, no hands!

Speed: 20 mph Danger Level: 6 (Out of 10) No. of Passengers: 0

Revoke their License! (198) Just a slap on the Wrist (106)

I was the victim

motorcycle / suv accident , suv driver not paying attention turned left in front of me on her way to cellphone store, Shattered right knee and broken hip, other injuries included head , shoulder , groin and ankle. Suv driver did not have insurance and liscense was revoked. I have had two surgeries and probably need at least two more. I was wearing a helment , the doctors say this had saved my life. I was returning from a graveside service for a ww 2 vet. I am a american legion rider & still do

Speed: 30 mph Danger Level: 1 (Out of 10) No. of Passengers: 1

Revoke their License! (211) Just a slap on the Wrist (113)

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