Showing posts with label texting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label texting. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

More on Texting and Driving

Given the interest in this topic, I decided to post a link to a New York Times article, Teenagers Say Parents Text and Drive. Read the article, and return here to post your response. I am also including an image from the article, credit attributed right to the source in the link. 

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Texting and Driving: Tragedy Waiting to Happen--Get This Message Out to Your Student and Others

I don't ordinary add posts to this blog of this kind, but I could not help but advocate for this message. Every day, I see people texting while driving. This video and accompanying story are a powerful message that needs to be spread. Because it comes from a 16-year-old who faced a near deadly accident while texting and driving, it might well speak to students today. Do you text and drive? Why do you think of people who text and drive? Do you think this video is strong enough to get the message out?

You can find the original story with the video at College Student Drives Off Cliff While Texting, Prophetic Message