Safe Driving In Texas Headed In The Wrong Direction, "Survive The Drive" Aims To Turn It Around

By Brooke Rogers, CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

September 26, 2023

(CBSNewsTexas.com) - AAA Texas and the Insurance Council of Texas have a message they're hoping will save lives on Texas roadways. It's a campaign called Survive the Drive, and it's aiming to reverse a disturbing trend since the pandemic.

According to AAA Texas, prior to 2020, Texas drivers were getting the message about the perils of dangerous driving. And then the pandemic hit.

"Once the pandemic started, we started seeing risky driving behaviors - speeding, impaired driving, distracted driving, all of those risky behaviors, also aggressive driving increasing," said Daniel Armbruster, Senior Public Affairs Specialist for AAA Texas.

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