1. Jessi Blaszczyk Jennifer Milliron Haley Outcalt
Texting and Driving

2. DID YOU KNOW? 82% of 16-17 year olds own cell phones
34% admit to texting & driving
77% of teens believe they are confident while texting/driving
Teens who text/drive spend approx. 10% of their time outside of their lane!
23% of auto collisions involved cell phones in 2011 (Online Schools, 2015)

3. DEMOGRAPHICS
Adolescents and Teens age make up 14.5% of the US population
54% live in the suburbs, 27% in rural areas and 19% in central cities
Motor Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death for children ages 10-24
75% of teens (12-17) own their own cell phones
54% text friends daily
1/3 of teens send over 100 texts daily (Botwinick & Schantz, 2010)

4. THE PLEDGE AGAINST TEXTING AND DRIVING
This program will educate teens ages years old at various schools
The age group is chosen because it provides education to soon to be drivers and present drivers.
Cell phone use is very important to this age group
School systems are easy to access and promote the anti- texting/driving pledge

5. PLAN OF ACTION
The program will involve a seminar presented to students.
Presentation:
Fun,colorful images
Alarming statistics
Videos of accidents and testimonials from past teens who used to text & drive
Parents invited to join seminars
Preventatives like joining the anti-text pledge

6. SETTING Seminar held at local schools
Ask school system to get involved and require students to attend an allotted time
Speakers
Projector screen presentation
Time for open conversation

7. EVALUATION Pre & Post Surveys
Surveys will compare texting and driving before and after seminar.
Pre-Assessment Survey
Demographic Questions
Driving Habits
Cell Phone Questions
Texting While Driving
Self-Assessment and other media influencers
Post Seminar Survey
Did the teen text while driving