The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reported that distracted driving led to 3,450 deaths in the United States in 2016. In recent years, texting has increasingly been cited as one of the most common forms of distracted driving. Luckily, along with increased phone usage by drivers come multiple strategies to lessen the likelihood of distracted driving — and fatal accidents. Here are a few of the easiest and most common strategies. Silence Your Phone Hearing your ringtone, or even just hearing your phone vibrate, can tempt you to answer it while you’re driving. Eliminate this temptation altogether by putting your phone on silent mode. If you have an iPhone, enable the “do not disturb” feature to block all calls and notifications while you’re driving. Put Your Phone Out of Reach Sometimes putting your phone on silent might not be enough. Just having the phone within reach can be a big enough temptation for some drivers to check their notifications. Putting your phone in your glove box, the back seat, or even in the trunk could put those notifications truly out of sight and out of mind. Safer Roads Start With You 4 STRATEGIES TO PREVENT TEXTING WHILE DRIVING
Pull Over in Case of Emergencies
Maybe you’re expecting an important call, and you absolutely have to be driving while you’re expecting it. Or maybe a family emergency occurs when you’re on the road. Whatever the case, the smart move is to pull over to the side of the road when you have the opportunity. That way you won’t put other drivers at risk by using your phone in your car. Use an App There’s an app for just about everything these days, and that includes safe driving. AT&T DriveMode enables itself automatically when you go above 15 mph and turns off shortly after you stop. DriveSafe.ly will read incoming messages out loud to you. Check out the app store and see if there’s a safe driving app that works best for you. Texting while driving makes you 23 times more likely to get in an accident, and 34% of drivers have admitted to texting while driving. You can’t account for every motorist on the road, but you can account for yourself. Please practice safe driving habits.
TAKE A BREAK
Grilled Beef Ribs
Nothing feels more paleo-appropriate than digging into a giant rack of beef ribs. This largely hands-off recipe requires plenty of hands-on eating, making you feel like one of our cave- dwelling ancestors.
Ingredients
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1 5-lb. rack of beef ribs
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Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
Directions
1. Heat a charcoal, wood-burning, or gas grill to medium-high. Once heated, move heat source to one side or turn off half of the burners to create an indirect heat zone. 2. Season ribs with salt and pepper and char on the hotter side of the grill, turning occasionally, for 12–15 minutes. Once charred, transfer to the other side of grill and cook until the thickest part of the rib reaches 130 F, about 2 1/2–3 hours.
3. Let meat rest for 15 minutes. If desired, serve alongside grilled veggies.
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