Eyes on the Road...Not on Your Phone!

We all know the catch phrase used on billboards and advertisements to help curtail drunk driving: Friends don’t let friends drive drunk.

The same can be said of distracted driving, which may seem harmless, but can be just as devastating and deadly. In fact, the National Safety Council has named April National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. 

Why is distracted driving so dangerous? When your eyes are off the road, your hands off the wheel, and your mind off driving, you’re as dangerous as someone driving drunk. According to the Center for Disease Control, about 9 people are killed and 1,000 injured EVERY day due to distracted driving.

Think of it this way: the average text takes about five seconds to send. Traveling at 55 mph, that’s like going the length of a football field with your eyes closed!

Think also about the example you’re setting for your children: if they see you looking at your phone, checking email, snapping a picture, posting something to Facebook while you drive, when they are drivers, they will DO THE SAME.

Tell yourself, “It can wait.” If it can’t, then pull over to somewhere safe and do what you need to do. We all drove, some of us for decades, without these devices in hand. It CAN be done!

Put your devices out of sight while you drive so that you can keep yourself and everyone in your car safe.

Remember also, there are other forms of distracted driving, like putting on makeup, eating, fiddling with GPS and music, turning around to talk to passengers, watching movies, etc.

Driving needs to be as distraction free as possible. Please don’t drive distracted or “intexicated!” You may save a life, even yours!

Remember to watch the Wellsville family TV show Saturdays at 8 a.m. on FOX 66!

Wellsville Wise Words:

“Honk if you love Jesus. Text while driving if you want to meet him.” ~Author unknown, as seen on a church sign

“It takes 8,460 bolts to assemble an automobile, and one nut to scatter it all over the road.” ~Author unknown, as seen on a bumper sticker

“A tree never hits an automobile except in self-defense.” ~American Proverb

“Texting while driving increases the risk of accident 23.2 times over unimpaired driving.” ~Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

“Texting while driving results in longer response times than even drunken driving. While an unimpaired driver can respond quickly to changes in traffic and begin braking within half a second, a legally drunk driver needs four additional feet to begin braking—and a driver who's texting needs 70.” ~Virginia Tech Transportation Institute

Wellsville Rockin’ Recipe – Savory Lasagna Roll Ups

Another way to look at lasagna! Roll it up!

1. 9 uncooked whole wheat lasagna noodles
2. 4 cups spaghetti sauce
3. 1 tsp olive oil
4. 1 medium onion, chopped
5. 1 pound 90% ground beef 
6. 1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
7. 1 (15oz) part-skim ricotta cheese
8. 1 cup baby spinach, coarsely chopped
9. 2 tsp oregano
10. 1 tsp basil
11. 1 egg yolk

Directions:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees. Cook noodles according to package; drain. Run under cold water.  Lay noodles onto a flat, clean kitchen counter, trying not to break any of the noodles.
• Meanwhile pour oil in saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté onions about 2-3 minutes, then add ground beef and cook until no longer pink.  Drain excess fat, if needed.  Return meat mixture to saucepan and add spaghetti sauce. Bring to a boil and simmer for about 10 minutes.
• In a bowl, combine Parmesan cheese, ricotta cheese, baby spinach, oregano, basil and yolk.  Mix until well blended.
• Place 1 scoop of cheese mixture on one end of each lasagna noodle and then gently roll up.
• Place 3 cups of sauce into an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan.  Place roll-ups on top of sauce; seam down. Pour remaining cup of sauce over the roll-ups.
• Cover with aluminum foil.  Bake for 40 minutes. Remove from oven and remove foil.  Let stand about 15 minutes before serving.

• Servings: 9
• Nutrition Info:
• Calories: 270
• Fat: 10gm
• CHO: 23gm
• Fiber: 5gm
• Protein: 15gm

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