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Selective Takes Stance To End Distracted Driving During Distracted Driving Awareness Month In April
BRANCHVILLE, N.J., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Selective Insurance Company of America, the lead insurance company of Selective Insurance Group, Inc.
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[{"type":"text","content":"BRANCHVILLE, N.J., April 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Selective Insurance Company of America, the lead insurance company of Selective Insurance Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: SIGI), is working with its network of \"ivy league\" agents to call attention to distracted driving behaviors during Distracted Driving Awareness Month in April. This includes a Distracted Driving Pledge that encourages customers, insurance agents and employees to spread the word about safe driving behaviors, and donations to support the work of EndDD (End Distracted Driving) on behalf of every customer who signs up for Selective® Drive, a safe driving sensor, through their independent insurance agent in the month of April. Selective® Drive – an innovative fleet and safety management tool available to Selective's customers with commercial vehicle accounts – is designed to perpetuate safe driving behaviors.\n\n \n\"The safety of our customers and their families is of paramount importance to Selective and our independent insurance agency partners. It's vital that we sound the alarm about the dangers of distracted driving so we can keep our roads safe,\" said John J. Marchioni, Selective's President and Chief Operating Officer. \nThe statistics on distracted driving are alarming. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that every day in the U.S. approximately 9 people die and 1,000 are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver. Distracted driving behaviors – from texting and daydreaming to eating or navigating a car's infotainment system – can put the driver, passengers and everyone else on the road in harm's way. \nA Pledge to End Distracted Driving To end distracted driving, it's critical that drivers first understand the behaviors that draw their focus from the road. Selective's Distracted Driving Pledge features actionable behaviors for safe driving and encourages drivers to share them with friends and family. All drivers, including individuals and business owners, are invited to support and share the Pledge, which is available at Selective.com. Additional distracted driving resources, including safety tips, are also available at Selective.com.\nSelective Contributes to Distracted Driving Awareness Efforts To help advance ongoing efforts to promote driver safety, Selective's philanthropic arm, the Selective Insurance Group Foundation, rece...