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1 The outcome is no accident!
DISTRACTED DRIVING The outcome is no accident!

2 Texting behind the wheel accounted for 16,141 deaths between 2002 and 2007.

3 Distracted Driving Statistics
Sending or receiving a text takes a driver's eyes from the road for an average of 4.6 seconds, the equivalent-at 55 mph-of driving the length of an entire football field, blind. (VTTI) Driving while using a cell phone reduces the amount of brain activity associated with driving by 37%. (Carnegie Mellon)

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6 Age has no boundaries when you are a victim
January 2011 Killed by distracted driver July 20, 2011

7 The choice is up to you Don’t be a statistic

8 GET INVOLVED! Take the Pledge: Commit to being a safe, distraction-free driver. Print out the pledge form, fill it in, and keep it in your car or locker as a reminder to stay off the phone when you're driving. 2. Be Seen: Share a “Faces Of Distracted Driving” video on Facebook or Twitter to let your friends know about the consequences of cell phone use behind the wheel. Change your social networking profile picture to remind your friends that "One Text or Call Could Wreck It All." 3. Speak Up: Don't stop at being a great driver - be a great passenger! Make sure to call out your friends, and even your parents, if you see them using a cell phone behind the wheel.

9 Created By Jeff Gray Tammy Hanson Cami Einerson Nathan Rollins
Nathan Blasier Vedran Rogonjic

10 Sources: Distracted Driving. US Department Of Transportation. Web. 18 Nov Uncle Sam Photo, Slide 6: Group Silhouette Slide 5 photo: Car crash photo, Slide 2: Distracted driving photo 1:


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