Live Safe Foundation » research http://www.live-safe.org The mission of Live Safe is to help homeowners, college students, and communities prepare for, train and improve the effectiveness of saving their own lives in the event of a fire. Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:11:27 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Don’t text, tweet & drive! http://www.live-safe.org/2009/09/01/dont-text-tweet-drive/ http://www.live-safe.org/2009/09/01/dont-text-tweet-drive/#comments Tue, 01 Sep 2009 13:28:50 +0000 admin http://www.live-safe.org/?p=625 Please, don’t tweet, text & drive! Driving while texting (DWT) can be deadly – it puts your life at risk, as well as the people in your car and innocent pedestrians.  I am personally ashamed that I text while driving – it’s a terrible, compulsive habit that puts me and my family at risk.  The reality is that most, if not all, of the communication I make isn’t important and can wait until I reach my next stop.  After watching this video with my kids, I had my “wake up call” to quit.  Thanks to a friend on Facebook who sent me this link a week ago and brought this gruesome issue to my attention.  The images are graphic, but it is worth your 5 minutes of viewing – it might save your life!

According to a recent blog post from Michael Hyatt he shares that U.K. researchers found that it is more dangerous than driving under the influence of alcohol or marijuana: 

Research carried out on young drivers (aged 17-24) using a simulator found that reaction time slowed by 35% when they were writing or reading text messages while driving. In comparison, reaction time deteriorated by 21% for those under the influence of cannabis, and by 12% at the legal alcohol limit.”

So, please DON’T text, tweet and drive - on the road wherever you are! Look around, Live Safe!

Question: Did the video make an impact on you? How you feel about DWT after watching the video? 

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