The Average Text Is Only Five Seconds: Distracted Driving Kills

Summer break is around the corner - Memorial Weekend, July 4th and many other fun times that young drivers will be taking to the road.  However it is not only our youth that can be guilty of distracted driving.

Parents and adults can believe that quick glance at their phone or text and it will be okay.

Sometimes it is - and other times - it simply isn't.

Pass this video to your friends and family.  Think before you get into your car with your cell phone by your side.

Drive 4 Pledges Day September 19th - #ItCanWait

A Message from AT&T:

We’re encouraging you to not only pledge to never text and drive but to become an advocate for the cause by encouraging everyone to make a difference by sharing the movement with those who have yet to commit.

Wanting to take your pledge to the NEXT LEVEL? Individuals interested in doing more can sign up to become a “Personal Advocate” for the cause after pledging at ItCanWait.com where they will join a band of loyal supporters who are actively making a difference online and offline in their communities by spreading the It Can Wait message. Since 78% of teen drivers say they’re likely to not text and drive if friends tell them it’s wrong or stupid, we think we can make a big impact.

Learn more.

Driving Under the Influence: Facts and Stats

Drunk Driving Facts presented by Serenity Insurance.

Distracted Driving: 97% of Teens Admit to Texting and Driving

Recent AT&T surveys found that texting while driving is prominent among both teenagers and business commuters. Watch the video above.

See the findings from a new AT&T texting while driving poll, showing that nearly half of commuters text and drive. Learn about the risks of texting while driving and take the pledge at http://www.itcanwait.com.

97 percent of teens say texting while driving is dangerous — but 43 percent admit to doing so.

• Almost all teens (nine in 10) expect a reply to a text or email within five minutes or less, which puts pressure on them to respond while driving.
• According to 77 percent of teens, adults tell kids not text or email while driving — yet adults do it themselves "all the time."
  AT&T Teen Driver Survey - Executive Summary
• Hispanic teens (54 percent) are more likely to admit to the practice of texting while driving than Caucasian (41 percent) and African American (42 percent) teens.

TextZapper - Don't text and drive

Texting and email on your cell phones, the very technology that has so dramatically improved productivity and personal communication, has become a real and present danger TO EVERYONE on the roads today. With total parental control, TextZapper provides a quick and easy solution to stop texting and emailing while driving, now protecting us all in a way never before possible.

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Sue Scheff: The Hang Up - Stop Texting and Driving

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  Driving and texting kills. Period the end. Today, April 30th, has been declared by the Queen of Talk, Oprah Winfrey, as National No Phone Zone Day. As many are following her lead, Florida has joined in by creating The Great Hang Up!
  
  Eighty percent of all crashes and 65 percent of near crashes involve some type of distraction. Take cell phones for example - their use while driving can reduce the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent. Drivers who use phones are four times as likely to get into crashes. - Source: First Coast News
  
  Using a cell phone while driving can delay a person's reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the legal limit of .08 percent.
• Nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, and more than half a million were injured.
  Drivers who use hand-held devices are four times as likely to get into crashes serious enough to injure themselves.
• Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37 percent.
  Eighty percent of all crashes and 65 percent of near crashes involve some type of distraction.