The Pledge

I pledge:

·     To not be distracted by my cell phone while driving a vehicle

·     To not let my friends, family or loved ones be distracted by a cell phone while I am in the vehicle

·     To not encourage distracted driving by not contacting my friends, family and loved ones when I know they are operating a vehicle

·     To encourage my friends, family and loved ones to drive free of distractions of cell phones

Signature:___________________

Date: ______________________

Where Do I Enter?

When I was a sophomore in high school, I had a friend who was seriously injured in an accident where the other driver was texting. In 2011 there were at least 1.3 MILLION accidents where cell phones were involved. If just 10% of those people would have decided not to check their phones, or send a message, that number would decrease significantly. That is my goal. To significantly decrease the number of accidents that cell phones are involved in. To save a few lives. 

To Parents: It is not only teens who are guilty of texting and driving. Many adults claim that they are experienced drivers so they think they can safely text and drive. This could put kids in your car in danger, as well as kids in other cars or kids in the middle of the street. Take the pledge today to not text and drive and to keep all the kids safe. You can imagine what it would feel like if your own kid got injured by someone who was texting and driving. So don’t put yourself in the position to cause anyone else around you pain like that. And when you have kids that become old enough to drive, explain to them just how dangerous texting and driving is. Have them take the pledge before they first get behind the wheel. Keep it on your fridge as a reminder that they have agreed to not text and drive.

To teens, young adults, new drivers:

Take the pledge to not text and drive today.

Living with the guilt of injuring someone from texting and driving is something no one wants to do. Be responsible and stay off your cell phone while you are driving. Take the pledge today and encourage your friends and family to do the same.

 Please txt responsibly. 

Worst Texting While Driving Accident Ever

http://www.youtube.com/v/uG_v-n7CfRM?version=3&autohide=1&feature=share&autoplay=1&autohide=1&attribution_tag=ONRryawWBpz42q9rJkDXrQ&showinfo=1

If I Had Unlimited Resources

1. There is currently no law in Missouri that prohibits people to use their cell phones while operating a vehicle. There should be a law that says that no person should be allowed to use a cell phone while operating a vehicle. Giving more consequences to texting while driving could reduce the amount of people who do it.

2. There should be a device that prevents your cell phone from working while you're in the drivers seat. You have to type in your cell phone number and answer a confirmation text before you are able to start your car. This will tell the car who is driving and will not let that cell phone send or receive calls or texts while the car is on.

3. Make a pledge to not text and drive and to not let anyone who is driving a car you're in text and drive. Keep our roads safer and join the movement.

Don't Die To Send A Reply

Most everyone can admit to texting while driving. I've seen my mom do it, I've seen my dad do it, I've seen my best friends do it. Even I have to admit that I have done it a couple of times. It puts everyone in the car and everyone on the road around you in danger and it needs to stop. There are a million statistics that can convince everyone that texting and driving is dangerous, but most people won't stop until something bad happens.

"Nothing bad is going to happen to me."
"One text isn't a big deal."
"I'm good at texting and driving."

That is what goes through people's mind when they make the decision to pick up their cell phones and read or write a text. We need to convince ourselves that this one text won't be a big deal.

We need to reduce the number of distracted drivers on the road. Eating a burger, doing your makeup, changing the radio, texting. All of these things require you to take your eyes off the road, even for a second, which can lead to major consequences.