[October 04, 2010]

CellControl Enlists Business Community and Workplace Safety Leaders to Participate in Drive Safely Work Week

As the Network of Employers for Traffic Safety's (NETS) "Drive Safely Work Week" kicks off nationwide today, safety organizations and employers are encouraging organizations to draft, maintain and enforce distracted driving (DWD) policies. With a goal of protecting employees and other drivers by reducing preventable accidents, CellControl CEO Chuck Cox (News - Alert) emphasizes that Drive Safely Work Week is "a great time to draft and implement a distracted driving policy. Having such a policy is an important first step in improving driver safety."

Driver safety is a big problem. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention found that traffic accidents are a leading cause of workplace death and injury, costing almost $100 billion annually in lost productivity and medical expenses. Because phone-related distracted driving is a leading cause of such accidents, Kathy Trahan, President/CEO of the Safety Council of the Louisiana Capital Area (http://www.safetylca.org), notes "driver safety is critical for our membership. For the CEO/CIOs, corporate safety directors or fleet managers that want to maintain safe operating environments, distracted driving safety policies and enforcement solutions sould be priority components of their safety strategy."

National fleet safety advocacy groups and public/private corporations are working this week to protect drivers in the communities, states and regions that they serve. Baron Davis, President of Safety Alert (http://www.safetyalert.com) agrees on the importance of safety and the prevention of distracted driving. "Our Louisiana-based organization serves fleet partners across the country and monitors thousands of drivers to promote and advocate safe driving. Mobile phone distractions are a large and growing problem, and technology solutions like CellControl are important and save lives."

"The CellControl distracted driving solution has been developed for corporations and government agencies, large or small, that provide mobile communication devices to their employees. Mobile devices are important and mission-critical productivity tools, but endangering lives and property due to out-of-policy usage must and can be prevented," added Cox.

As part of this week's focus, CellControl is hosting online web demos to educate business and community leaders on the dangers, realities and costs of distracted driving (DWD). To schedule a complimentary web demo on the real costs of distracted driving or obtain additional information, call 1-888-896-9753 (1-225-215-0079 outside USA) or visit www.cellcontrol.com. For additional information regarding DSWW, visit http://trafficsafety.org/dsww-materials.

CellControl, based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, provides the most accurate, secure and reliable solution for distracted driving caused by cellular phones and other mobile devices, such as laptops and handhelds. Instead of using GPS to determine vehicle movement, a technology approach with several weaknesses, CellControl directly integrates the vehicle's onboard diagnostics computer with the mobile phone/device to stop texting, e-mailing, web browsing and phone usage while operating a vehicle. Additional vehicle performance data, such as speed, mileage, and idle time, are also provided.

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