The mission of the Shreya R. Dixit Memorial Foundation is to champion safe and distraction-free driving practices. Our vision is to bring awareness to the issue of distracted driving and to transform driver behavior by promoting more mindful behavior on the road.

A British PSA tells it all about distracted driving

1. Start Tribune-- Minneapolis, Minnesota--July 19, 2009 edition
   A feature on distraction-free driving and the Raksha Walk on August 1, 2009.
   
   
2. New York Times report on distraction-free driving
   A compelling story with a photograph that demonstrates the recipe of a deadly crash sure to happen with the help of the front seat passenger.
3. MN Sun:  Raksha Walk this weekend
4. Eden Prairie News:  Raksha Walk Returns
5. MinnPost: .....dangerous combination of cell phone, tsxting & driving
6. Three seconds, that is all it takes.
7. 80% of all crashes and 65% of all near-crashes recently studied by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute involved driver inattention within 3 seconds of the crash.
8. Multitasking in the car: Just like drunken driving
   An NPR Review on Distraction-free Driving
9. Driving Laws across the USA for 2009
10. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
    A bibliography of research on the use of wireless devices in vehicles

Governor Pawlenty of Minnesota signs proclamation to declare the day of Raksha Walk, August 1, 2009 as the distraction-free driving day in the State of Minnesota.