ABOUT THE "CLEAR TO DRIVE" CAMPAIGN
Drowsy driving can put anyone at risk for an accident, and NASCAR SprintCup driver Carl Edwards wants to help make sure motorists know how to stayalert while driving.
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Edwards, who suffers from allergies, has teamed up with the makers of thenon-drowsy allergy medication, CLARITIN, for the "Clear to Drive" campaign.The campaign aims to raise awareness of drowsy driving and offers tips forpreventing this growing problem, such as making sure people know how importantit is to check medicine labels for warnings about drowsiness before they getbehind the wheel.
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The campaign is also working to educate allergy sufferers that there areeffective, non-drowsy allergy medicines, such as CLARITIN, that are safe totake when driving. Always take medications as directed.
REVEALING STATISTICS
Many drivers don't realize that some common over-the-counter medicines maycause drowsiness.
In fact, according to a recent survey, four in 10 Americans (38%) reportthat there have been times when they were driving and realized the medicinethey had taken was making them drowsy.
CARL EDWARDS: AN ADVOCATE FOR SAFE DRIVING
As a spokesperson for the "Clear to Drive" campaign, Edwards will record aradio announcement to raise awareness about drowsy driving, which canpotentially result from taking medicines that may cause drowsiness.
The radio announcement will be available on cleartodrive.com -- a new Website that will provide valuable information on safe driving. The site willalso feature facts and statistics about drowsy driving and tips to help youprevent this growing problem.
FOR MORE INFORMATION
For more tips on safe driving and additional information about the "Clearto Drive" campaign, visit cleartodrive.com or contact Julie Lux at(908) 298-4774 or [email protected].
For more information from Carl Edwards or others involved in the "Clear toDrive" campaign, please contact Amy Antos at (212) 704-4451 [email protected].
To speak with an allergist or other health care professional about tipsfor relieving allergy symptoms and the importance of reading medicationlabels, please contact Caitlin Allen at (212) 704-8257 [email protected].(To view the Multimedia News Release, go to:http://www.prnewswire.com/mnr/cleartodrive/32380/ )
SOURCE Claritin Clear To Drive
