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Why do people text and drive?
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Why do we text and drive?
By Jessica Fishbein
FILM 315
We are taught the dangers of texting
while driving…
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……yet we do it anywaysyet we do it anyways
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Texting is an integral part of our lives
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In 2009, Canadians sent 35.3 billion peer-to-peer text
messages.
Source: “Does texting while driving make sense to you?” Andrew Clark, The Globe and Mail
Canadians are also Canadians are also prone to drive with prone to drive with
distractions.distractions.
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In Vancouver, 1,500 people have been fined $167 for distracted driving so far this year.
In 2010, almost 17,000 drivers were charged in Toronto.
Source: “Does texting while driving make sense to you?” Andrew Clark, The Globe and Mail
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88% of drivers surveyed in an AllState Canada
study said they had a negative perception of texting while driving…
…yet nearly 3 Canadian drivers out of 4 admit to driving distracted.
Source: Allstate Canada 2010 study of 1605 Canadian adults.
We are aware of the dangers and know there are legal consequences…
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So what will actually
STOPSTOP
people from texting and driving?
There are now apps like txtBlocker and PhoneGuard Drive Safe to stop texting and driving…
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… …but ultimately,but ultimately,
the decision to not text and drive isthe decision to not text and drive is
up to YOU.up to YOU.
It is more than just a pet peeve.
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So what is more So what is more important…important…
Getting that text Getting that text out as soon as out as soon as possible…possible…
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……or saving or saving a life?a life?
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80% of collisions are caused by
distracted driving.
Source: Allstate Canada 2010 study of 1605 Canadian adults.