texting and driving

According to the National Safety Council, distracted driving (that's driving while looking at your phone) accounts for 1.6 million crashes each year - that's about 1 in every 4 accidents!

Pay attention, y'all! November is statistically bad enough on the roads, there's no need to make it worse.

Is your cell phone too tempting to resist when you're driving? This app rewards drivers with points for every minute they don't text and drive.

If you text and drive or choose to drive without wearing a seat belt you're not only driving irresponsibly but getting caught could take a bigger bite out of your paycheck.

As you've probably heard, K945's Practice Safe Text event with Metro PCS and Fox 33 is coming up Saturday, September 8th starting at 5pm at the Villaggio in Bossier City.

Texting and driving is a national issue that affects us locally. Texting and driving is at the root of an alarming increase in accidents and fatalities. In the United States, automobile accidents are the number one killer of teens; and texting and driving makes you 23 times more likely to be involved in a crash. Losing one child is too much. K945 is doing something about it. On Saturday, September

If this video doesn't make you think twice about texting and driving, then I don't know what will! At K945, we're doing everything we can to educate drivers in our area about the dangers of texting and driving. That's why we started Practice Safe Text in 2010.

K945's Practice Safe Text with Metro PCS and KMSS Fox 33 is back Saturday, September 8th and this year it's at the Villaggio in Bossier City. We have all kinds of crazy stuff planned for you, but the basic message is this... Don't text and drive.