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Do you text while you drive? I don't but my husband does. He texts, fiddles with his iPod, reads maps, and more—and it makes me crazy, especially now that we have a baby in the car.
I saw an AC360 reporter do an experiment with some cones while texting while driving, and he didn't fare so well, but it was a controlled experiment and no one got hurt. The segment didn't really scare me silly or even at all. But this public service announcement sure did.
Warning: It is bloody.
The PSA is being shown in Britain and it has been getting some strong reactions because it is so graphic. But it does get the point across. While the PSA was made with teens in mind, I think adults need to learn the lesson just as well. I forwarded the link to my husband.
If you were able to watch it, do you think the PSA goes too far? Or do you think something of that nature is needed to emphasize how dangerous driving and texting is?
Comments (16)
This texting while driving psa is very upsetting. I had to turn my head in parts. I almost lost it when I saw the baby. But I would TOTALLY show this to my kids when they are teens. Showing works better than telling when it comes to teens. Better to upset and scare the heck out of them if it can help save their lives.
I didn't watch the whole thing and now that I read that last comment, I'm GLAD I didn't (the baby). It's scary and sad. I personally don't text and drive but now I'm even more worried about driving with my baby in the car.
It was hard to watch. However, I think it needs to be said. I personally know more adults who text while driving than teens. You'd be surprised by the things people do while driving. There is a video on youtube that shows people reading, eating soup, painting their toe nails all while driving along to work.
I only saw what they had play on the news which I believe is not all of it but it drives the point home. Another thing that up sat me that people do while driving is talk on the cell phone. My Hubby was cross the street one day when he get hit by a car because the driver was on the phone not looking at the road. I praise God that he was not seriously hurt. He just had the skin took off his arm. They guy do not even stop to see if Lannie was ok. He just kept driving.
They was showing about this video on the news here. A principle in one of the schools is showing it. I don't think it went to far. A couple weeks ago we was behind a car that was all over the place. The wrong lane, went off the road twice. We backed off a lot because the person was so crazy driving. They went into the straight lane and we went into the turn lane and took the long way home to avoid being near them any more. When I looked over the girl was just texting non stop. I thought it was a drunk driver until I saw the texting going on. It was scary how they was driving.
its ridiulously true. most teenagers and adults don't realize that texting and driving is worse than just talking on your phone while driving. i would rather be driving behind a deaf person than a blind one. my husband tries to fiddle with things all the time while he's driving and it boils my blood, it is too dangerous to do things like that with a newborn or pregnant wife/friend/girlfriend/whatever in a vehicle.
I think is is what we all need, a HUGE WAKE UP CALL!!!!..I see people driving all the time..with there cells phones to their ear..or texting...IT DRIVES ME CRAZY...I think this needs to be show in all Drivers Education classes and to Traffic School students. This was a great exapmple of what could happen
I just had my kids watch this video. My son will be drving next year. I think he needed to watch that. He is so into his cell phone and needed him to know that he can not use it when he is driving.
I sent this to everyone I know. I have been guilty of it a few times and I am never doing it again! I'm scared to even talk on my phone now. American PSA's, just some celeb telling us not to do something (which usually they are only doing because they got in trouble for it in the first place, this is their "punishment" is not effective, we need stuff that makes you look away, but still send to everyone else.
These insane people around Boston text and use their cell phones all the time!!! They suck enough at driving without the added distractions. Yes, I'm always afraid to drive up here because I've had way too many close calls with these loser cretins. What's even worse is being pregnant and shoved out of the way while getting on the train. People up in the north SUCK.