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STATS. Texting While Driving: Makes you 23X more likely to crash – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin. Is the same as driving blind for 5 seconds at a time – VA. Tech Transportation Takes place by 800,000 drivers at any given time across the country

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  1. STATS • Texting While Driving: • Makes you 23X more likely to crash – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin. • Is the same as driving blind for 5 seconds at a time – VA. Tech Transportation • Takes place by 800,000 drivers at any given time across the country • Slows your brake reaction speed by 18%

  2. It Can Wait! Story

  3. Send this text to a parent • Hi Mom/Dad • Everything is ok • In health class • Ask me about this later • I love you

  4. Questions • What room are they sitting in? • What is the name of their child? • What color hair did their child have? • What did the text their child was typing say? • What happened to their child?

  5. AnsWers • What room are they sitting in? The kitchen

  6. What is the name of their child? Miriah

  7. What color hair did their child have? Blonde

  8. What did the text their child was typing say? Where u at?

  9. What happened to their child? Drove into incoming traffic.

  10. Documentary It can wait

  11. STATS • Texting While Driving Causes: • 1,600,000 accidents per year – National Safety Council • 11 teen deaths EVERY DAY – Ins. Institute for Hwy Safety Fatality Facts • Nearly 25% of ALL car accidents • Leads to a 400% increase with eyes off the road

  12. STATS • Texting While Driving Is: • About 6 times more likely to cause an accident than driving intoxicated • The same as driving after 4 beers – National Hwy Transportation Safety Admin. • The number one driving distraction reported by teen drivers

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