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- Texting While Driving -
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- Objectives To understand the prevalence and consequences and of
texting while driving To develop an action plan to talk to students
about the importance of not texting while driving
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- The Reggie Shaw Story CLICK Why Are We Talking About This?
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- TEXTING AND DRIVING IS THE #1 KILLER OF U.S. TEENS (2012,
Texting Awareness Foundation (TAF)) Fact #12: An online survey of
1,999 teens ages 16-19 found that 86% had driven while distracted
even though 84% know its dangerous (2010, AAA and Seventeen
Magazine) Fact #10: 60% of drivers use cell phones while driving
(2011, Harris Poll) State The Facts
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- Fact #1: Five seconds is the average time your eyes are off the
road while texting. When traveling at 55mph, thats enough time to
cover the length of a football field (2009, VTTI) Fact #2: A
texting driver is 23 times more likely to get into a crash than a
non-texting driver (2009, VTTI) Fact #4: Using a cell phone while
driving, whether its a handheld or hands-free, delays a drivers
reactions as much as having a blood alcohol concentration at the
legal limit of.08 percent (2009, University of Utah) Fact #23:
Brain power used while driving decreases by 40% when a driver
listens to conversations or music (2008, Center for Cognitive Brain
Imaging at Carnegie Mellon University Study) State The Facts
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- Fact #13: 34% of teens who drive while distracted simply say
theyre used to multi-tasking (2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine)
Fact #14: 32% of teens who drive while distracted dont think
anything bad will happen to them (2010, AAA and Seventeen Magazine
) A teen driver riding with one other passenger doubles the risk of
being involved in a fatal car crash. With two or more passengers,
the risk increases to five times as likely
(www.edgarsnyder.com/car-accident/cell-phone/cell-phonel-statistics.htm)
State The Facts
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- Fact #20: 77% of young adult drivers are very/somewhat
confident that they can safely text while driving (Ad Council, 2011
) Fact #21: 55% of young adults agree that its easy to text and pay
attention to driving at the same time (Ad Council, 2011) Fact #24:
49% of adults say they have been passengers in a car when the
driver was sending or reading text messages on their cell phone
(2010, Pew Research Center) Fact #25: 44% of adults say they have
been passengers of drivers who used the cell phone in a way that
put themselves or others in danger (2010, Pew Research Center)
State The Facts
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- The SENDER could also be liable for distracting a driver who
crashes while texting CLICK
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- PLEASE BE ADVISED THE FOLLOWING VIDEO CONTAINS VERY GRAPHIC
CONTENT
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- CLICK
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- 62% of U.S. mobile teens say their parents 93% of U.S. mobile
teens say their schools } Have placed a restriction on their mobile
use According to Nielsen, schools and parents are stepping in to
set parameters
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- The Conversation The Conversation consists of a series of talks
between the parents and their teen drivers It should start as soon
as the parent believes their child shows interest in driving The
Conversation series consists of: Awareness of safe driving Driving
rules and laws Explanation of good decision-making Realities of
consequences We started talking about driving when he started
sitting in the front seat! Dennis Durbin, Professor of pediatrics
at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and
co-scientific director of the Center for Injury Research and
Prevention at the Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-24/teen-driving-safety-
converstations/54941864/1
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- The Conversation Where to start? Teachers and parent should
educate themselves about the realities of teen driving before
starting dialogue ex: Texting and driving is the #1 killer of U.S.
teens, not drunk driving (2012, Texting Awareness Foundation (TAF))
Read over the rules and the laws; make a contract with your driver
Make it a structured conversation so the teen driver realizes the
importance Explain that driving is a privilege not a right Lead by
example Parents involvement and influence in the teen driving
experience can literally mean the difference between life and death
for their child Susan Duchak, leader of the Allstate Foundations
teen safe driving program
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2012-04-24/teen-driving-safety-
converstations/54941864/1
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- What are the Texting State Policies?
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- Current Texas Prohibitions: 1.Drivers under the age of 18 are
prohibited from using wireless communications devices 2. Learners
permit holders are prohibited from using handheld cell phones in
the first six months of driving 3. Driver prohibited from using
handheld devices in school crossing zones 4. Galveston and Missouri
City are among the cities in Texas with local distracted driving
laws Fines up to $500 * For more information about Texas laws for
teen drivers, please visit
www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/teenDriver.htm
www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/teenDriver.htm
http://handsfreeinfo.com/texas-cell-phone-laws-legislation
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- Verbal or Written Contracts A Contract: 1. Acknowledges the
risks involved in driving 2. Encourages discussion of safe driving
issues and accountability 3. Establishes in writing clear
expectations and consequences for breaking the rules. 4. Helps
enforce Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) restrictions. GDL helps
teens gain needed driving experience under lower- risk conditions.
And its the law. * For more information about Texas laws for teen
drivers, please visit
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/teenDriver.htm
http://www.txdps.state.tx.us/DriverLicense/teenDriver.htm
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/teens/contract.htm
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- Verbal or Written Contracts We recommend that you and your teen
discuss and decide each issue together These sample contracts can
be a starting point to help you and your teen driver reach an
agreement that best fits your expectations
http://www.dot.wisconsin.gov/drivers/teens/contract.htm By entering
into a written contract, you are bound by your agreement to each
other to drive safely Some insurance companies also offer
parent-teen driving contacts
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- Tips to stop texting while driving: 1.Out of sight, out of mind
2.Turn the notifications off or actual device off 3.Download an app
that turns off texting when driving (ie: Textecution, Drive
Safe.ly, Free Safe Text, Phone Guard etc) 4. Have a DTFdesignated
texting friend 5. Pull over carefully if you MUST answer 6.
Download a ringtone that will say Texting Kills when receiving a
text or when you reach to text 7. Download an automatic response
that states Driving, get back to you when I can when receiving a
text http://stoptextsstopwrecks.org/#home
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- QUESTIONS?