FACT: 97% of teens say texting while driving is dangerous BUT 43% of teens admit to texting while driving.*
FACT: Texting drivers are 23 times more likely to be in a crash.**
FACT: 77% of teens have seen their parents text and drive. 75% say it is “common” among their friends.*
Amongst these sobering statistics, there is good news. We can make a difference. Join us tomorrow as we take the pledge for No Text On-Board Pledge Day, Wednesday, September 19, 2012. This important day is a piece of the ongoing program that Discovery Education and AT&T will promote called “It Can Wait” – an educational campaign designed to drive awareness about the hazards and consequences of texting while driving.
Here are a few easy ways for your and your students to get involved:
- Go here for more resources, background knowledge, and an instructional documentary video.
- Click on the “It Can Wait” image above to “take the pledge” and learn more.
- Join the No Text on Board – Online Chat Wednesday, September 19th at 2:30pm ET
* AT&T Wireless Survey: http://www.att.com/Common/about_us/txting_driving/att_teen_survey_executive.pdf
** National Safety Council: www.nsc.org
+ Virginia Tech Transportation Institute Research:www.vtti.vt.edu