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PACE Behavioral Driving Program Emphasizes Distracted Driving Awareness

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April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. Whether driving the kids to school, making our daily commute, or delivering freight, focus and safety are linked. Think of it: gasoline-powered automobiles have been on the road since the 1890’s. The first commercially marketed car radios came into being in 1930. That’s around 40 years of driving with few distractions.

Since then, we’ve added more things to distract. Traffic was simpler then than now. Today, falling prey to the urge to change a radio station, check our text messages, or working navigation apps are remarkably more dangerous. As the probability of accidents has increased because we are on the roads with significantly more traffic, and driving with more speed, we have added to the danger with the addition of things we can do to distract from the task at hand: driving safely.

A nationwide effort to promote reduction of preventable deaths caused by distracted driving, National Distracted Driving Awareness Month emphasizes being totally focused on the road. Putting away phones, not using hands eating and drinking, not adjusting our GPS, not sightseeing to one side or the other, or daydreaming are all emphasized as things we can do to not drive distracted. Estimates are that over 3,000 lives are lost annually to distracted driving. When we engage in distractions, we are robbing ourselves of valuable reaction seconds that can avoid close calls or deadly crashes.

Types of distractions include:

  • Visual: Anything that takes our eyes of the road (texting, looking at GPS, etc.)
  • Cognitive: Letting your mind wander attentive driving (such as talking on our phones; chatting with our passengers; or thinking about other things.)
  • Manual: Taking hands off the wheel (eating, drinking water, applying makeup, etc.)

Safety tips are obvious:

  • Pull Over: If you must text or call, pull over to a safe, parked location.
  • Designated Texter: Have a passenger handle messaging.
  • App Use: Do not scroll through social media or apps while driving.

Pace Safety Manager Glen McKinney leads the company’s efforts to assure safety is a priority both on the road and in Pace facilities.

“National Safety Council statistics show that an average of nine people are killed each day in distracted driving crashes, which are all preventable. Don’t become a statistic,” Glen said.

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2- Types of SMS Communications:
If consent has been given to receive text messages from Pace, messages may be received related to the following (provide specific examples):
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Example: “Hello, this is a reminder of your upcoming appointment with Dr. [Name] at [Location] on [Date] at [Time]. Reply STOP to opt out of SMS messaging at any time.”

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Message frequency may vary depending on the type of communication.
Example:
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4- Potential Fees for SMS Messaging:
Standard message and data rates may apply, depending on the carrier’s pricing plan. These fees may vary if the message is sent domestically or internationally.

5- Opt-In Method:
Opt-in to receive SMS messages from Pace can be done in the following ways:
Verbally, during a conversation

6- Opt-Out Method:
Opting out of receiving SMS messages can be done at any time by replying “STOP” to any SMS message received. Alternatively, direct contact can be made to request removal from the messaging list.

7- Help:
For any issues, reply with the keyword HELP. Alternatively, help can be obtained directly from us at pace-usa.com/contact
Additional Options:
If SMS messages are not desired, the SMS consent box on forms can be left unchecked.

8- Standard Messaging Disclosures:
Message and data rates may apply.
Opt out at any time by texting “STOP.”
For assistance, text “HELP” or visit our Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions pages.
Message frequency may vary

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