Nurses serving Montcalm County Venus Johnston RN, Lindy Hilding RN, Tammie McDaniel RN, and Connie Chrisman RN Videos may contain Graphic Material

 Distracted Driving is the diversion of attention away from activities critical for safe driving.  Distracted driving causes a person to have impairments in 3 critical areas  Longer reaction time – braking & traffic signals  Impaired ability to keep in the same lane  Shorter following time

 Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of DEATHS for teenagers  Texting while driving is a distraction  83% of all teens own a cell phone but only 70% own a book  Texting in Greenville instead of Grand Rapids does not make it safer

 First fine $  Caught again $  A youth in Massachusetts caught texting and driving involved in a fatal accident was charged with VEHICULAR HOMICIDE

 Michigan is the 24 th state to ban drivers from texting.  The primary enforcement law prohibits drivers from:  Reading a text  Manually typing a text  Sending a text

 The Michigan State police formulated this campaign  Their focus  To have drivers recognize the potential hazards when they are not fully focused on the road  To remind drivers to keep their eyes on the road and their hands on the wheel  To explain the 3 types of distractions while driving

 Visual-taking your eyes off the road  Manual-taking your hands off the wheel  Cognitive-taking your mind off what you are doing

 In 2009, the state recorded 947 people were using cell phones at the time of a crash.  That would be similar to 3 out of 4 kids sitting next to you.  If you think it wont happen to you YOU’RE WRONG

 What if a doctor took your appendix out while texting on his phone  Texting while driving is just as dangerous as drinking and driving  Your brain does not have the ability to concentrate on driving and texting at the same time

 Turn off your phone when getting into a vehicle  Ask your friends to do the same  DriveMode-a mobile app for your phone from AT&T  Take the pledge to not text and drive

 To stay alive  It’s considered “Compulsive behavior”  To make it to graduation  Because many people care about you

 Hand Held Cell Devices  Hands Free Devices  Audio & Visual Signals  Hand Held Cell Devices  Hands Free Devices  Audio & Visual Signals

Catherine Stevens 18 years old on her way to graduation John Breen and his daughter Megan Husband Father GRADUATION TO BE OR NOT TO BE

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