Autobytel Gears Up for National ``Take the Pledge to Slow Down'' Day.News Editors/Business Editors/Automotive Writers IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2003 Date Set for September 24th; Ready-to-Print Take the Pledge(TM) Signs and Certificates Available on Web Site to Help Grassroots Activists Prepare for Local Rallies -- WHAT: Government and safety officials are asking drivers to observe the speed limit on neighborhood streets on September 24th in observance of Take the Pledge to Slow Down Day. In anticipation of this first-ever event, Take the Pledge to Slow Down sponsor Autobytel Inc. is providing a Take the Pledge rally "starter kit" on its popular car-buying sites. This new resource, a part of the company's efforts to coordinate local Take the Pledge rallies nationwide on September 24th, includes step-by-step tips for organizing a successful rally, as well as free, downloadable files that make it easy for local organizers to print their own Take the Pledge signs and materials. -- MORE "WHAT": On September 24th, Autobytel kicks off a month-long drive on Take the Pledge to Slow Down Day to recruit as many "Pledge-takers" as possible. Autobytel will fund a $5,000 community safety initiative for the activist delivering the most Take the Pledge online participants by October 24th (a week before Halloween, one of the most dangerous nights of the year for child pedestrians). -- WHY: The purpose of Take the Pledge to Slow Down Day (and the rallies and drive supporting it) is to inspire drivers nationwide to sign a formal commitment ("the Pledge") to drive safely and courteously cour·te·ous adj. Characterized by gracious consideration toward others. See Synonyms at polite. [Middle English corteis, courtly, from Old French, from cort, court; see on neighborhood streets. With a strong call for personal responsibility on the road, Take the Pledge provides drivers and concerned citizens with a key to improve the safety and, thereby, the quality of life in America's neighborhoods. -- WHERE: The new Take the Pledge rally "starter kit" is available at www.autobytel.com, www.carsmart.com and www.autoweb.com, where activists will also soon be able to officially register for the $5,000 safety drive. Grassroots activists are already taking advantage of this resource to begin planning events in states nationwide, including New York York, former name of Toronto, Canada York, Ont.: see Toronto, Ont., Canada. York, city, England York, city (1991 pop. 123,126) and district, North Yorkshire, N England, at the confluence of the Ouse and Foss rivers. , California, Texas, Florida, Massachusetts Florida is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 676 at the 2000 census. , Washington, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. and Virginia. About Take the Pledge to Slow Down Founded to combat speeding on neighborhood streets, Take the Pledge to Slow Down is a grassroots movement that depends on the power of individual activists across the country -- coupled with the power of the Internet -- to encourage drivers to take personal responsibility for their driving. Autobytel Inc., the official sponsor of Take the Pledge, offers a comprehensive Take the Pledge area on its three consumer websites (www.autobytel.com, www.autoweb.com and www.carsmart.com), where concerned citizens can Take the Pledge; access safe driving tips; find information and links; download To receive a file transmitted over a network. In any communications session, "download" means receive, and "upload" means send. The download/upload often implies a big/little scenario, in which data is being downloaded from the "big" server into the "little" user's computer. Take the Pledge materials -- and join Autobytel's fight for safer neighborhood streets and saved lives. About Autobytel Inc. Autobytel Inc. (Nasdaq:ABTL ABTL Association Belge des Technologues de Laboratoire ), a leading Internet automotive marketing services company, helps retailers sell cars and manufacturers build brands through marketing, advertising and CRM (Customer Relationship Management) An integrated information system that is used to plan, schedule and control the presales and postsales activities in an organization. (customer relationship management) tools and programs. The company owns and operates the automotive websites Autobytel.com, Autoweb.com, Carsmart.com and AutoSite.com, as well as AIC AIC Association des Infermières Canadiennes. (Automotive Information Center), a leading provider of automotive marketing data and technology. Autobytel is the industry leader in dealership lead management and CRM solutions and owns and operates AVV AVV Adviesdienst Verkeer en Vervoer AVV Augsburger Verkehrsverbund (German) AVV Aachener Verkehrsverbund GmbH (German) AVV Aruba Exempt Company , Inc., a leading provider of dealership CRM and data extraction Data extraction is the act or process of retrieving (binary) data out of (usually unstructured or badly structured) data sources for further data processing or data storage (data migration). services. As the Internet's largest new-car buying service, Autobytel generates over a billion dollars a month in car sales for dealers through its services. Autobytel Inc. is also among the largest syndicated car-buying content networks, reaching millions of unique visitors A count of how many different people access a Web site. For example, if a user leaves and comes back to the site five times during the measurement period, that person is counted as one unique visitor, but would count as five "user sessions. as they are making their vehicle buying decisions. |
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