NTSB -- NTSB Safety Recommendations H-11-39

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NTSB SAFETY RECOMMENDATION

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National Transportation Safety Board

Washington, DC 20594

February 8, 2012

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NTSB Safety Recommendations H-11-39

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The National Transportation Safety Board makes the following

safety recommendation to the 50 states and the District of

Columbia:

(1) Ban the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices

(other than those designed to support the driving task) for

all drivers;

(2) use the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

model of high visibility enforcement to support these bans;

and

(3) implement targeted communication campaigns to inform

motorists of the new law and

enforcement, and to warn them of the dangers associated with

the nonemergency use of portable electronic devices while

driving. (H-11-39)

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