STEP 3
Tool 3A
Invitation to Policy Education Launch
TO:
FROM:
DATE: <mm/dd/yyyy>
SUBJECT: Engaged Driving Workplace Policy Team
Hello [NAME], Over the past several weeks, a [Organization Name] Workplace Policy Team have been working to create and launch a distracted driving policy for our workplace. We are doing this because it is an important issue in Washington and in our workforce.
Join us at one of the following meeting opportunities to learn about the policy, discuss the new workplace expectations, and learn tips and tools to help everyone drive distraction free.
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I look forward to seeing you at one of these important meetings. Thank you for your commitment to a safe, responsible workplace!
[Supervisor]
Washington Distracted Driving Law
In creating and implementing a workplace policy, it is important to understand current laws in Washington. In Washington, it is against the law to use your cell phone while you are driving.
Laws explicitly include both text-based communications and talking on the phone while driving without appropriate hands-free devices.
Washington also acknowledges that a wide variety of other behaviors could distract a driver and result in dangerously distracted driving. An officer can cite a driver for engaging in any activity not related to the actual operation of the motor vehicle in a manner that interferes with its safe operation. See: https://wadrivetozero.com/distracted-driving/ for more information about the laws.