{"id":96238,"date":"2025-10-28T15:16:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:16:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96238"},"modified":"2025-10-28T15:16:42","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T19:16:42","slug":"wednesday-is-buckle-up-phone-down-day-in-indiana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/?p=96238","title":{"rendered":"Wednesday is Buckle Up Phone Down Day in Indiana"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\">\t\r\njQuery(document).ready(function () {var html = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-layout-key=\"-gw-3+1f-3d+2z\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"5600453644\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html).insertAfter(\".elementor-widget-theme-post-content\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n\tvar html1 = '<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-format=\"autorelaxed\" data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\" data-ad-slot=\"9212395598\"><\/ins><script>(adsbygoogle=window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});<\\\/script><\/br>';\r\n    jQuery(html1).insertBefore(\".elementor-element-156402f\");\r\n\t\r\n\t\r\n});\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"4268950360\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n\r\n \n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>INDIANAPOLIS- The Indiana Department of Transportation is challenging Hoosiers to buckle up and put their phones down behind the wheel. Wednesday, Oct. 29, is Buckle Up Phone Down Day, a day dedicated to encouraging motorists to rethink every trip they make or take in a vehicle, with the goal of improving safety for drivers, their passengers, and other road users.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>\u201cNearly 900 people lost their lives on Indiana roadways last year,\u201d said INDOT Commissioner Lyndsay Quist. \u201cOverall, fatalities are decreasing but we\u2019re still seeing higher incidence of injury crashes. As an agency, INDOT is doing what it can to enhance&nbsp;roadway safety through a variety of systemic improvements, but creating change also takes consistent cooperation and behavior modification from members of the traveling public.\u201d<br><br>For the third&nbsp;year, INDOT is joining more than two dozen state departments of transportation in a larger movement that focuses on two of the most impactful actions both drivers and passengers can take to prevent crashes \u2013 or survive if one occurs \u2013 wearing a seatbelt and putting phones and mobile devices away.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>While just under seven percent of Indiana drivers don't wear their seatbelts, they account for 45% of passenger car fatalities, and texting while driving increases the risk of a crash by 50%.\u00a0In 2023, more than 9,000 collisions were reported to involve driver inattention or cell phone use despite Indiana's\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.subscription.in.gov\/?qs=e6349622539e4a667b6907268a19767b64977fccdf3ead7186dec120af55939ac1afda991f006ab2be07304c5676315b2644918bd4984468eae659eb31a46873\">Hands-Free Law<\/a>\u00a0enacted in 2020.<br><br>Follow INDOT and other state departments of transportation on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.subscription.in.gov\/?qs=e6349622539e4a662f97c9e8836aaa9abfc8879cb51786ff494e92cdabafc078aeb6bf20356921694a106e6f2ecd27d4c190f20f66d40e4ee9cec0ea47284d7b\">social media<\/a>\u00a0to participate in Buckle Up Phone Down Day.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Like and share posts, and use the official hashtags,<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>#BUPDDay,\u00a0#BUPDIN\u00a0and\u00a0#BuckeUpPhoneDown\u00a0to show your support. Drivers can also watch for specialized messages on overhead dynamic message signs on interstate routes across Indiana.\u00a0Buckle Up Phone Down was launched in 2017 by the Missouri Department of Transportation and was adopted by INDOT in 2023. Learn more and take the pledge at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/click.subscription.in.gov\/?qs=e6349622539e4a664e710421362e1aab1b3bd245b9b2eec8c9ee19306a1169342f42cb4f7ba5d3c5b28f0dd546b4092c35e992ddec795f9a1d7896f3693e65e1\">BUPDIN.com<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"447\" height=\"487\" src=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buckle-up.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-96239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buckle-up.png 447w, https:\/\/masterzradio.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/buckle-up-275x300.png 275w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><\/figure>\n\r\n<script  src=\"https:\/\/\/pagead\/js\/?client=0531879237494766\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\"\r\n     data-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"0531879237494766\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2870348528\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     ().push({});\r\n<\/script>\r\n ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS- The Indiana Department of Transportation is challenging Hoosiers to buckle up and put their phones down behind the wheel. 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