Experts Reveal Top 10 Tips for Promoting Safe-Driving Teens This Summer TheNoPhoneZone.org Helps Parents Ensure their Young Drivers Will Not Become a Driving Statistic Summary: With teen drivers out in full force this summer, Utah-based HandStands has teamed with advocacy group FocusDriven to help educate parents and teens about the dangers of distracted driving. Together, they have released their Top Ten Tips to ensure young drivers will not become a driving statistic. Further details about bringing an end to distracted driving are available at www.TheNoPhoneZone.org. BLUFFDALE, Utah – For teenagers, summer draws young drivers to the beach, the mall and to friends’ homes. Unfortunately, the added pull of their ever-present cell phones can turn a fun drive into a catastrophe in the blink of an eye. To help parents promote safer driving teens this summer, Utah-based HandStands has teamed with FocusDriven to create www.TheNoPhoneZone.org, an online destination filled with tips to end distracted driving. According to the experts behind TheNoPhoneZone.org, following are the Top Ten Tips for Creating Safer Teen Drivers this Summer: 1. Talk with your Teen: Sit with your teen drivers and make them aware of dangers of mobile phone use while driving. Visit TheNoPhoneZone.org for facts, statistics and videos on the dangers of driving while using a mobile phone. 2. Practice what you Preach: Do as you say, by eliminating any calling or texting while driving. Statistics show teen driving behavior will mirror adult driving behavior. 3. Take The Pledge Together: Have you and your teen sign the No Phone Zone pledge together, promising to refrain from all talking and texting while driving. 4. Write it Down: Lay out your safe driving expectations in writing, including guidelines about curfews, number of passengers in the car, and other distracted driving risk factors. 5. Mobilize Other Families: Try using peer pressure to your advantage, by enlisting other parents to talk with their young drivers about the risks of distracted driving and have their teens sign the No Phone Zone pledge. 6. Spot the Distracted Driver: Take your teens on cell-free drive, looking for examples of mobile phone distracted driving; they won’t be hard to find. 7. Leverage Text-Blocking Software: Consider subscribing to a service that automatically forwards text messages and phone calls when the driver is behind the wheel. Search online for “text blocking software” to find a wide array of options. 8. Take a Distracted Driving Test Drive: Find an empty parking lot and set up your own obstacle course with cones. While you oversee the action from the passenger seat, have your teen attempt to send a text while driving very slowly. The experience of hitting a cone will be a wake-up call to your young driver. 9. Add Visual Reminders: Install cell phone holders, air freshener devices, or other automotive accessories (such as those available through www.HandStands.com) clearly declaring the car a “No Phone Zone” as a constant reminder that they took the pledge. 10. Tap Technology: Install a device such as Key2Safe Driving on the phone your teen uses that automatically routes calls and text messages to voice mail. It prevents outgoing calls and texts to all phone numbers except 911 and two pre-programmed numbers of your choice (such as a spouse or parents). For more information about creating safer teen drivers or to learn about the No Phone Zone pledge, visit www.TheNoPhoneZone.org. About HandStands HandStands, located in Bluffdale, Utah. manufacturers and distributes Refresh Your Car air fresheners, a leading car air freshener brand, as well as HandStands-branded technology accessories to leading retailers throughout North America. The company also produces a line of retail products and has a fast-growing e-commerce business. For more information on HandStands, visit www.handstandscorporate.com.