A recent study
discovered that almost half of all teens have been in a car while the driving was texting!
That’s right half of the teens watched the driver text and drive at the same time!!!!!
And 40 percent say that they have been in the car when the driver has put them in danger becuase they were using their cell phone while driving!!! Unbelievable
Click on the article in USATODAY
If the risk of death and serious injury doesn’t make you fear texting while driving, how about going to jail? How about 15 years in jail?
Utah just decided texting while driving could equal up to 15 years in jail!!!!
Read the link below to find out more!
Click this link to find out how texting while driving could lead to 15 years in jail!!!!!!!!
New York is the 18th state to make texting while driving illegal, as the hot topic gains more recognition and momentum across the country. Previously in New York state it was only illegal to talk on your cell phone, but now commuters will have to cough up $150 if they are caught texting. Will the fine be enough to keep driver’s eyes on the road and hands on the wheel? Only time will tell. You can read the whole article at:
http://theithacan.org/am/publish/news/200909_New_York_state_to_ban_texting_while_driving.shtml
A new study shows that you are 23 times likely to get into a automobile accident. Texting while driving for 4.6 seconds is being compared to driving the length of a football field with your eyes closed at 55 mph!!!! Be scared be very, very scared. Stop texting while driving now!!!!
Click here to read more about the dangers of texting while driving (TWD)
This is a pretty good article for passengers who are concerned for their own well being as well as for the driver who is texting-while-driving (TWD). It gives 5 different approaches you as the passenger can take to address the issue of texting while driving to the person committing TWD. You can read the whole article as well as get specifics of each approach at http://www.devoschildrens.org/body_teens.cfm?xyzpdqabc=0&id=451&action=detail&ref=72785
A campaign has been launched in England to raise awareness of the dangers of texting while driving. The approach of the campaign is to “shock” the audience. The advertisement shown below is a TV commercial which contains extremely graphic content. News media outlets in the United States played this commercial due to its graphic content.
Click here for TV Commercial link for anti-texting while driving
Illinois is the most recent state to join 16 others on the pursuit of making it illegal to text while driving. The other states include Oregon, New Hampshire, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, Washington and the District of Columbia. A push for a federal ban on texting is in the works now. You can read the whole article at http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/08/06/illinois.texting.ban/
