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<p class="MsoNormal">Team,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Good afternoon & hope you continue to have a safe Summer! <o:p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">I ran into an alarming stat & wanted to share: <a href="https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving__;!!KGfBWX4!oeMgtmGTr92QyQi68cHaaXJEsAoeDIhogu-haR26RGPO2UYsB3nxLG6gdhD1j_HufDsYp7cRe13eZSL4zeBnqGG1m3JkbtlIL9-K$">https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/distracted-driving</a>
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<p class="MsoNormal">“<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Roboto",serif;color:#5A5A5A;background:#F6F6F6">In 2022, 3,308 people lost their lives in crashes involving distracted drivers, and nearly 290,000 people were injured. Almost 20 percent of those
killed in distracted driving related crashes were people outside the vehicle – pedestrians, cyclists, and others on the road.” – NHTSA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Additionally, technology enables us to be safer if applied correctly…However,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-If driving at 55 MPH, it only takes 5 seconds of distracted reading/texting to cover a whole football field.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-It’s illegal to text while you drive in 49 states. In some states, texting & driving can be a misdemeanor criminal offense (with 1-yr jail time and/or $10K fine)<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Other factors (distracted behavior) to avoid:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Grooming<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Rubbernecking<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Watching or recording videos<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Daydreaming<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Fatigue/Nodding off<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1">Eating and Drinking<o:p></o:p></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal">While its solid practice to stay away from these behaviors please be on the lookout for other drivers that are around you. Stay safe/take care & look forward to seeing you after the Summer. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D"><img border="0" width="90" height="57" style="width:.9375in;height:.5937in" id="x_Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image001.png@01DAB74F.CA0D0040" alt="cid:image001.gif@01D230FC.B4343D60"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F3864">Very Respectfully,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">KARYN ARGUETA, Lt Col, USAF ≡</span><span style="font-family:"Segoe UI Symbol",sans-serif;color:#1F3864">✪</span><span style="color:#1F3864">≡<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Commander, Det 847 Air Force ROTC<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Department Chair & Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Department of Aerospace Studies<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Angelo State University<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Phone (325) 942-2036<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Email: <a href="mailto:karyn.argueta@angelo.edu">
<span style="color:#1F3864">karyn.argueta@angelo.edu</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">Email: <a href="mailto:karyn.argueta@us.af.mil">
<span style="color:#1F3864">karyn.argueta@us.af.mil</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="color:#1F3864"><a href="https://www.angelo.edu/dept/rotc/" target="_blank"><span style="color:#1F3864">https://www.angelo.edu/dept/rotc/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F3864">“Det 847, Character-Excellence…Ram Pride!”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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