U.S. TRANSPORTATION SECRETARY LAHOOD ISSUES `BLUEPRINT FOR ENDING.

(From Regulatory Intelligence Data)

WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today released a "Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving" that offers a comprehensive strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of using handheld cell phones behind the wheel. The plan outlines concrete steps stakeholders around the country - from lawmakers and safety organizations to families and younger drivers - can take to reduce the risk posed by distracted driving. While unveiling the plan, Secretary LaHood also announced $2.4 million in federal support for California and Delaware that will expand the Department's "Phone in One Hand, Ticket in the Other" pilot enforcement campaign to reduce distracted driving.

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