印第安纳州：印州响应「系安全带、放下手机日」，去年逾800人死于州内道路、分心驾驶碰撞一年逾9500起
印第安纳州州长迈克·布劳恩（Mike Braun）与州交通厅（INDOT）、州警察局10月28日共同响应全国性的「系安全带、放下手机日」（Buckle Up Phone Down Day），与全美35多个州一道，向驾驶人与乘客发出挑战：无论开车还是乘车，都要系好安全带、放下手机。
数据背后是严峻的道路安全现实。印州交通厅厅长琳赛·奎斯特（Lyndsay Quist）说：「去年，印第安纳州道路上共有800多人死亡。尽管死亡人数略有下降，交通厅仍在通过系统性道路改造提升安全，但这个问题不能单靠我们解决。系安全带、避免看手机这类分心行为，是每个驾驶人与乘客都能做出的两个简单却影响巨大的选择。」州政府数据显示，自2021年以来，印州多数致命车祸都涉及未系安全带的驾驶人或乘客；仅2023年，全州就报告了逾9500起涉及分心驾驶或使用手机的碰撞，这还是在印州2020年已实施《免持法》（Hands-Free Law）之后。
州警察局首席公共信息官罗恩·加拉维兹上尉（Ron Galaviz）说：「确保道路安全是共同责任，它始于两个最简单的动作：系上安全带、放下手机。我们的警员积极执行安全带与免持法规，不是为了开罚单，而是为了挽救生命。」
「系安全带、放下手机」运动由密苏里州交通厅于2017年发起，印第安纳州今年是第三年参加。州政府鼓励居民在BUPDIN.com上作出安全承诺；州际公路沿线的动态信息牌也将滚动播放相关提醒。
Indiana: Governor Braun, INDOT and State Police Recognize Buckle Up Phone Down Day
Joining more than 35 states across the country, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) and the Indiana State Police recognized Buckle Up Phone Down Day on October 28, 2026, challenging Hoosiers to buckle up and put their phones down, both as drivers and as passengers.
"Last year, just over 800 people died on Indiana roadways," said INDOT Commissioner Lyndsay Quist. "Despite a slight decline in fatalities, INDOT continues to focus on enhancing roadway safety through systemic roadway improvements, but we can't solve this problem on our own. We ask that all Hoosier drivers and their passengers do their part by making smart decisions. Wearing seatbelts and avoiding distractions, like cell phones and mobile devices, are two easy, yet impactful, choices." Since 2021, the majority of fatal crashes in Indiana have involved an unbelted driver or passenger. In 2023 alone, just over 9,500 collisions were reported involving distracted driving or cell phone use, despite Indiana's Hands-Free Law enacted in 2020.
"Ensuring safety on our roadways is a shared responsibility, and it starts with two of the simplest actions a driver can take: buckling up and putting the phone away," said Captain Ron Galaviz, Chief Public Information Officer for the Indiana State Police. "Our troopers are actively enforcing seatbelt and hands-free laws not to issue citations, but to save lives."
This is the third year Indiana has participated in the Buckle Up Phone Down movement, launched by the Missouri Department of Transportation in 2017. Drivers can take the pledge at BUPDIN.com, and specialized messages will run on overhead dynamic message signs on interstate routes across Indiana.
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图片来源：系上安全带的驾驶人（资料图）。CC BY 2.0，经 Wikimedia Commons。 / A driver fastening a seat belt (file photo). CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
