Just Do It Later August 16, 2009
Posted by jewaira in Death, Film & Ads, Life, News.trackback
The following short film was made to shock teenagers into thinking twice before texting whilst driving.
I think that this kind of awareness campaign should be also directed to all adults considering the number of drivers in Kuwait that think they are invincible.It’s downright frightening because once something like this happens, there is just no turning back.
Reaction time slows by 35% while writing or reading texts when driving. And almost 50% of UK teenagers between 18-24 texted while driving. (Link to BBC article)
Wishing you all safe driving.
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OMG! That was harrowing… and I’m guilty as charged although my new Blackberry makes texting while driving almost impossible now
But after seeing this….NEVER AGAIN!!!!!
it is quite sobering to watch that.
Horrifying. Thank you, Jewaira.
It’s crazy how all these little gadgets have become such an inseparable part of our lives..but the biggest “gadget” – our cars – are certainly deadly weapons.
May you and your families be protected
i wonder how they make such adverts; they look so real.
You’re right
I was wondering the same too
There was a study not too long ago released by one of the universities here that said texting while driving was more dangerous than drinking and driving. Their conclusion was that while drinking most people at least paid attention more to where they were going than what someone does while texting. Very scary to know that those who probably are the most guilty of this are the least experinced drivers to boot.
one cannot afford to be sidetracked for a moment from the road in all cases.
There are so few good reasons to talk or text on a phone while driving. Nothing is that urgent. It all can wait.
absolutely
but sometimes habits are hard to break I guess.
I have noticed that even many of the black cab drivers in London talk on the phone (using hands free of course).
We are so used to being connected to someone else all the time now.