Oprah Winfrey Urges Employees To Hang Up Their Cell Phones While Driving  Oprah Winfrey |
Media mogul Oprah Winfrey is hoping to reduce the number of accidents on the roads - she's asked her employees to set an example by promising never to use a cell phone while driving.
The TV titan launched her 'No Phone Zone pledge' after taping a recent episode of her The Oprah Winfrey Show, which featured a couple who lost their son when a distracted driver hit their car while talking on a cell phone.
Workers on the show have been asked to sign a document that reads, "I pledge to make my car a No Phone Zone. Beginning right now, I will do my part to help put an end to distracted driving by not texting or using my phone while I am driving. I will ask other drivers I know to do the same. I pledge to make a difference."
But insiders tell a magazine that not all of Winfrey's staff are happy with the star's latest campaign.
A source tells the website, "Some were complaining that they had just purchased hands-free devices and now they can’t use them. They’re worried this will hurt them from doing their jobs. Some employees talk on the phone while (they) drive because they are under deadlines and their jobs are not 9-to-5. But it was pretty clear to everyone that it would not be good to resist signing it. You don’t mess with Oprah."
