It's no secret that texting and driving is a deadly combination. We've all seen the commercials. The ones with friends, sisters, brothers and parents each coming forward sharing the stories of how their lives changed the minute they either sent someone a text or received a text while driving.
I think about this each time I buckle my babies into their car seats. Do I really need to check Instagram while I'm driving? Is that stranger who just posted a picture of their breakfast really going to miss my "like?" How about that text I just received? Something about the new season of Vampire Diaries or a flash sale reminder about monogrammed baby clothes. Can't that wait until I've arrived at my destination before I read it or reply?
The answer is yes. The answer is always yes.
That is why I've chosen to take the It Can Wait pledge to never text and drive. That is why I've chosen to place my phone in my diaper bag in the backseat of my car while driving. Out of reach. Out of temptation to tweet, text or "like."
No text is worth risking my life or the life of my two beautiful boys. No text is worth risking the life of the Grandfather in the car next to me. Or the high school valedictorian in the car behind me.
According to the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute, teens on average, text five times more a day than a typical adult and drivers that text while driving are 23 times more likely to be in a crash.
It is because of these alarming statistics that AT&T has partnered with teens to get the word out about the serious effect texting and driving could have on their friends, their loved ones and their future.
No message, no text, no tweet nor status update is worth risking your life or the life of a loved one.
It CAN wait. Take the pledge and make it your New Year's resolution to not text and drive. Let's make the roads a much safer place to be in 2013.
Want to help spread the word about the It Can Wait campaign? Start by entering for your chance to win this awesome It Can Wait gift pack from AT&T and IntoMobile. Entering is easy. Just use the Rafflecopter widget below. Be sure to read all terms and conditions. Contest will end Friday, January 4th. All opinions expressed above are true and my own. I received the above gift pack in exchange for my honest opinions and aid in spreading the word surrounding the It Can Wait campaign. I did not receive any monetary compensation.
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January of last year our province made a law banning any handheld devices. The police use binoculars to catch you, and they also wear street clothes and stand on street corners with signs (looking like people begging for money). If you're on your phone, you get a ticket!! I think first offense is $150, and they go up the more times you are caught. Makes sense to me!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited I have never won anything and this isn't just anything it represents alot for me and my family as i am raising a teenager and loves to text my nephews are all the same so for me to show them this example will definately make a huge impact!! thank you so much for having this giveaway it erally means alot Kiley
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