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“Don’t Text And Drive”

By: Eduin Medina LorenzoPenn State University

April 5, 2013

Short Video About “Texting And Driving”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQB5Bl_2GKI

3 main types of distraction.

Dangers of texting and driving.

Ways for preventing texting and driving.

Overview

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• Visual- taking your eyes off the road.

• Manual- taking your hands off the wheel.

• Cognitive- taking your mind off what you’re doing.

3 Main Types of Distraction

You could kill yourself.

Risking others’ lives.

Taking mind off driving.

Dangers of Texting and Driving

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• 50% of teens and young adults from the ages of 16-24 have admitted to texting while driving.

• People that text and drive run the risk of many dangers.

• An accident caused by texting while driving can injure you or kill someone.

Is Not Worth It

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How many total crashes were there in 2010?

5,419,000

How many injury crashes were there in 2010?

1,546,000

National Safety Council

Crashes Involving Texting

Picture of what was left of two cars after they collided. The driver of the red car was texting while driving. There were no survivors.

The car crosses median into oncoming traffic. The driver was texting while driving.

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Crashes Involving Texting

In this accident there was a collision between a truck and a car. The driver in the car had been texting and not paying attention to the road, ending up getting on the left side of the road.

Story from Textingerror.com

1,600,000 accidents per year according to the National Safety Council.

330,000 injuries per year according to Harcard Center of Risk Analytics Study.

11 teen deaths every day according to the Institute for Highway Safety.

A crash risk of 23 times.

Texting While Driving Leads To….

Silence your phone.

Putting phone out of reach.

2 Tips To Prevent Texting While Driving

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Turn those notifications off.

The less you hear your phone, the less tempted you'll be to respond while you're driving.

Silence Your Phone

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When you're in the car, put your phone where you can't get it.

A place where you won't even be tempted to look for it.

NO PHONE. NO

TEXTING..!!

Put Your Phone Out of the Reach

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3 main types of distraction.

Dangers of texting and driving.

Ways for preventing texting and driving.

Recap

** WHEN IS COMES TO TEXTING AND DRIVING, IT CAN WAIT!. **

** JUST DON’T DO IT. IS NOT WORTH IT.**

Solution

I hope everyone is convinced that NO TEXT is worth dying over.

No matter who is behind the wheel, it only takes one small mistake to end someone's life.

Please BE CAREFUL.

Please BE THE PROFESSIONAL.

Please BE AWARE.

Conclusion

Questions???

Feel free to contact me:

erm5286@psu.edu

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"Statistics." Life before text. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Texting & Driving: Two Reasons Why You Do It, One Reason Why You Shouldn't." Yahoo! Voices - voices.yahoo.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

Sources

"Texting and Driving Prevention." Texting and Driving Prevention. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Texting and Driving Statistics 2012 [Infographic] AnsonAlex." Technology, Tutorials, Social Media and Infographics - AnsonAlex. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Texting Terror." Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"Texting While Driving Statistics | Personal Injury Attorneys in Utah and Nevada." St George Utah Attorneys, Lawyers, Personal Injury Attorneys. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

"The Dangers of Texting and Driving | Academic | Teen Ink." Teen Ink | A teen literary magazine and website. N.p., n.d. Web. 9 Mar. 2013.

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