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The Great Hang Up

Hi -- I'm 11Alive's Commuter Dude. We are continuously doing stories where people are getting in accidents and even losing their lives because of texting or talking on the phone while they are driving. My job is to help make our roads and your commute better and safer.

We're dedicated to informing the people of Metro Atlanta of the dangers of distracted driving and we are inviting you to join the movement to put down the phone while driving. It's the Great Hang Up!

Just click the button on the right and print out 11Alive's Great Hang Up Pledge. You can sign it and keep it in your car as a reminder.

We encourage teenagers, schools, moms, dads, and businesses all throughout Metro Atlanta to join the movement and be part of the Great Hang Up!

Have you joined the Great Hang Up? How about your schools, clubs, businesses, churches or other organizations? If you have, let us know! You can share your stories here by filling out the response form in the column to the right!
Click here to see what happened during our driving test.
Click here to see one family's tragic story of texting while driving.
Distracted Driving Links and Information
The Great Hang Stories

CIA puts cell phone jammers to the test

12:19 PM, Dec 27, 2011

There's a lot of attention being given to texting and driving, but along with it is a lack of determination to put the cell phone down.

Georgia P.R.I.D.E Classes For Teen Driving

11:42 AM, Dec 24, 2011

Ways To Save reporter Valerie Hoff found free driver training for your teens.

What's in, what's out of NTSB electronics-while-driving ban

7:31 PM, Dec 14, 2011

By now you've probably heard the National Transportation Safety Board, or NTSB, is urging states to ban the use of electronics while driving except for emergencies.

NTSB recommends ban on driver cell phone use

2:47 PM, Dec 14, 2011

Federal regulators have declared texting,  emailing or using any cellphone simply too dangerous to be allowed for drivers anywhere.

Texting while driving going up despite law

6:54 AM, Dec 9, 2011

Georgia's one of 35 states that have tough new laws cracking down on texting and driving. Despite that, the numbers of people violating it have shot up 50 percent.

Drive First - Great Hang Up Campaign

9:13 PM, Sep 16, 2011

Sprint has released a new app for your smart phone that will disable the phone while you drive.

Friends blame texting for teen's deadly car crash

6:22 PM, Jun 1, 2011

McKee was driving along Bullsboro Road in Coweta County when she ran a red light and smashed into another car. Friends believe she was distracted by a text message.

Nashville Police use SUV's to Catch Texters

9:12 AM, Jan 21, 2011

Unmarked SUVs  cruise Nashville's trouble spots to look for and ticket drivers who just can't disconnect.

No Texting in 2011

5:58 AM, Jan 2, 2011

In early 2010, 11Alive launched The Great Hang Up. Thousands of you signed the Great Hang-Up Pledge. Since then, Georgia passed a no-texting while driving law. But if you drive Metro-Atlanta roads, you know: it's still happening. This week, there are new efforts to have drivers make a New Year's Resolution.

Distracted Driving Deaths Down 6%

10:43 AM, Sep 20, 2010

The Transportation Department said Monday that 5,474 people were killed in 2009 in crashes reported to have involved distracted driving, a 6 percent decline from the more than 5,800 people killed in 2008.

Free Classes to Help Save Teen Drivers

10:19 PM, Aug 25, 2010

How you and your new teenage driver can learn together, for free.

Panel Discussion Aimed at Distracted Driving

12:35 PM, Aug 23, 2010

Commuter Dude was invited to participate in a think tank discussion on the dangers of distracted driving. While there, he was introduced to the founder of Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Survey: Most Teens Still Drive While Distracted

9:05 AM, Aug 2, 2010

As Georgia law enforcement begins cracking down on distracted driving, a new survey shows nearly nine in 10 teen drivers have texted or talked on their cell phones from behind the wheel even though most of them know it's dangerous.

Gwinnett Driver Accused of Texting While Hitting Pedestrian Won't Be Prosecuted for Vehicular Homicide

10:32 PM, Jul 6, 2010

Gwinnett Co.'s D.A. will not prosecute Lori Reineke on a felony Vehicular Homicide charge.  Police had accused her of texting seconds before she hit and killed a pedestrian last November.

Cell Phone Blocker

4:19 PM, Jul 5, 2010

  A new device is being sold to block cell signals in the car. It's called TxTStopper. The makers say it's not a cell jammer. The FCC hasn't weighed in yet but you can check it out here.

Great Hang Up

5:23 PM, Jun 15, 2010

We're keeping the Great Hang Up Campaign Alive. Our campaign is now being incorporated into a teen driving course on collision avoidance. Check out our story.  

Driving Help for Teens Helps Pay For Yearbooks

10:04 AM, Jun 8, 2010

When students at R.L. Osborne High School in Cobb County didn't get their yearbooks because of the cost, a business partner offered to help.

Did You Take The Pledge? Share Your Experiences Here!

10:25 AM, Jun 7, 2010

Did you take the Great Hang Up Pledge? Did your family, friends or co-workers? How about your business or your neighbors? Will you share the pledge with them? How will they work to put it into practice? | Photo Gallery | CLICK HERE to share your experience with us.

Here's What's In The "Texting While Driving" Laws

12:59 AM, Jun 5, 2010

Now that Governor Perdue has signed into law the two "texting while driving" bills, here's what each of them says.

Banned in Georgia: All Texting While Driving; All Cell Phone Use by Drivers Under 18

12:54 AM, Jun 5, 2010

Gov. Sonny Perdue signed into law two bills aimed at reducing cell-phone use while driving, effective July 1.  One of the new laws bans all cell phone use by all drivers under the age of 18.

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