Houston ConnectSmart app provides travelers with ‘Zone Alert with Acoustic’ and other road safety features
houston, November 11 November 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Texas Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan and Houston Independent School District officials today joined TxDOT Houston Area Engineer Eliza Paul, PE Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officials, the Kelly Mills Foundation, and Houston Young Women’s College Prep students to urge the public to help end Texas A series of traffic fatalities occurred.
TxDOT Houston area engineer Eliza Paul moderates the #EndTheStreakTX press conference at the Young Women’s College Preparatory Academy (YWCPA). Representatives from the Houston Independent School District, the Texas Department of Public Safety and the Kailee Mills Foundation participated in this event in partnership with TxDOT to support safer roads in our region.
Texas Transportation Commissioner Laura Ryan expressed her unwavering support for road safety and the #EndTheStreakTX movement. She expressed her hope and encouragement to the YWCPA students for the 2050 Vision Zero goal.
Sgt. Stephen Wood, representing the Texas Department of Public Safety, reminded viewers of their role in the #EndTheStreak campaign. Woodard urged drivers to pay attention to the road and protect lives. Experience shows that distracted driving plays an important role in car crashes and fatalities.
Texas Not a day has passed without a motor vehicle fatality since then November 7, 2000. TxDOT Determined to End Continuity of Traffic Deaths . Texas. In 2021, there will be 1,312 fatal motor vehicle accidents in TxDOT’s six-county Houston area.
To support this work, TxDOT and houston Drivers can use the features of the Houston ConnectSmart multi-modal mobile app that supports safe driving. New tools can be used to alert drivers when they enter school zones and when they exceed the speed limit in those zones. The alert is audible and does not require the driver to distract.
“We are thrilled to have young women’s college prep students who are actively involved in the development of the Houston ConnectSmart app and who are willing to fight for the life of every Texan and advocate for road and highway safety,” TxDOT said Paul.
“We want to reduce traffic accidents Texas Eliminate them entirely by 2035 and by 2050,” Commissioner Ryan said. “It’s refreshing to have so many young people willing to advocate for this mission. ”
Dr. Brenda Busstillos, PE, TxDOT Planning Engineer and Houston ConnectSmart Program Manager, provides an opportunity for the public to engage with the mobile application while supporting traffic safety and saving lives.
If you download the free Houston ConnectSmart app and use it today and between November 30the app’s developer, Metropia Inc., will donate one dollar for each trip you take, up to ten trips per person, up to $5,000To the Kailee Mills Foundation to promote safe driving education among young people.
The app has many other safety features, such as the ability to recommend comfortable (and safer) routes for cyclists and the ability to help stranded motorists summon a free tow truck with the available Tow and Go service.
Houston Independent School District Trustee Patricia K. Allen Kudos to TxDOT for their efforts. “If your goal is to reduce traffic fatalities to zero by 2050, you must seek the help of young people who understand how valuable life is and who are willing to address major issues that require cultural change,” Allen said. “If you’re trying to achieve a goal that takes 30 years to achieve, eventually these young people are going to have to be the ones who get the job done.”
In 2021, 4,492 people will die on Texas roads and highways, the highest total on record.
The electronic media kit for the event is available at the following link:
https://htxconnectsmartlaunch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ETS-Electronic-media-kit.pdf
The Houston ConnectSmart app is available on iPhone and Android. Go to https://www.houstonconnectsmart.com/ to download.
SOURCE Texas Department of Transportation
