Would you show your teen this bloody texting/driving PSA?
A new very violent, very graphic PSA against texting while driving is creating a buzz on the Internet.
The PSA was created in Great Britain and shows very graphically what could happen if teens are driving and texting. It shows teen girls texting and then crashing into a car. And it only gets worse from there. The girls’ car is hit by another car and then other cars fatally crash into the ones behind them.
I have to warn you before you watch this, it is VERY UPSETTING! I literally felt like I was going to throw up after watching it. They even show a baby dead. (I personally wouldn’t watch it if I were pregnant or just had a baby – it’s that upsetting!)
Kansas City.Com reports that the clip that landed on You Tube is part of a 30-minute video that was made to be shown to students in South Wales.
Another big point I think this video illustrates is wear your darn seatbelt — even in the back seat!
So my questions are:
A. What do you think of the video? Is it too violent? Is it too graphic? Do we need to see the dead baby?
B. Would you show this clip to your teen?
C. Do you think it would make them think before driving and texting?
D. Would you be OK with a school showing it to your teen? (I would think you would have to sign a permission slip for them to show this at school.) We did watch a D.A.R.E. or MADD movie in high school about drunk driving. I remember it being pretty scary, but I don’t remember it being this graphic.
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DB
August 26th, 2009
10:56 am
Heck, yes, I would show it to them. As a matter of fact, I just sent them a copy of it, and my husband to, as well as a couple of other young people that I know and love, and told them to watch it, promise me they would stop texting — and I would promise to stop texting, too. I’m as guilty as they are, but that’s that — cold turkey for me. I knew it was wrong, but this video really drove it home.
What is TOO graphic? This is what happens when you drive stupid. People die. I’d rather them see it in a film, than have them witness it first-person. I personally don’t think it’s any more violent than those movies they showed us in driver’s ed in the 1970’s — pictures of cars wrapped around trees, decapitated bodies, blood all over the place, etc., etc. We saw about a dozen of them — it was when driver’s ed was still taught as part of P.E. for 10th graders, and the semester usually ended with “hell week”, where the instructors showed these films every day. It was supposed to make you think — and for the most part, it did, to the extent that teenagers think that it could happen to anyone but them. It’s just live action instead of a lot of still shots of accident scenes. No, I don’t have a problem with it at all. Kids (and sometimes adults!) need to undersand that actions can have unintended consequences.
SB
August 26th, 2009
11:02 am
I have two tweens so I’m a few years away. But yes, I would show it. I would rather them see an unsettling video than experience the consequences of a serious car crash. Most teenagers simply underestimate what an enormous responsibility it is to drive. Personally I never wore a seatbelt until a very powerful video was shown to us at school. Visuals can capture the attention in a way talking just cannot.
gadyke
August 26th, 2009
11:03 am
Ok, to answer your questions first:
A. Extremely violent, and as much as the dead baby made me sick, it might be what a teen needs to get the message.
B. I would, but my partner’s best friend was killed most likely being on her phone driving.
C. I think there are some that will never get the message unless something horrible happens to them. Others might think twice, and that would be a good thing.
D. I would be ok with a school showing it, but I most definitely think there would have to be permission slips. While I would be ok, I know there would be may parents who would not.
I received this video from my 15 yr old niece who’s mother sent it to her and her twin sister. I think the one that sent it to me took the message to heart….the other….is probably more of a “that wouldn’t happen to me” kind of girl. I hope I’m wrong. I know adults who do this and need to see this video too. I used to be one who talked on my phone all the time while driving….it was when I’d catch up with family and friends. After meeting my partner and hearing what happened to her best friend, I’ve slowly changed that habit. I still slip on occasion, but this film will help me remember to put the dang phone down.
Theresa Walsh Giarrusso
August 26th, 2009
11:11 am
Folks we have two topics today — the teen driving and texting one and then also one about is cooking for your kids a moral imperative? It summarizes an interesting article about why parents don’t cook for the their families, why this trend developed and the “cost” of this trend on our kids. It’s the topic right under this one.
LT
August 26th, 2009
11:28 am
There is a real simple solution to this. Just don’t buy your teen a texting phone.
Jesse's Girl
August 26th, 2009
11:32 am
Yes…I would absolutely show this to my oldest. Accidents happen….and I would stress to her the part they aren’t showing. The part where this young lady will likely be getting her college education in jail.
Andrea
August 26th, 2009
11:34 am
I watched the video and yes, it is disturbing but I would show it to my son. He isn’t driving yet (13 – will be 14 in Nov), but he has already started learning to drive. To answer the questions:
A. It was violent, but that is reality. Sometimes, teens need that “in your face” type to get the message.
B. Yes, I would show it to my teen.
C. Yes, I think it would help bring the message home. Teenagers don’t think of themselves as mortal sometimes. We didn’t as teens, you just thought you would live forever and unfortunately, every child doesn’t make it out of his/her teenage years.
D. I wouldn’t have a problem with them seeing it as school as long as I was informed first.
To take it one step further, our school district has shown bus crashes to the kids to stress to them the importance of their behavior on the bus and how the bus driver cannot be distracted for a second for inappropriate behavior. My son really talked about the tapes so I think it did resonate with him.
jellybean
August 26th, 2009
11:35 am
there is no dead baby in that video
DB
August 26th, 2009
11:42 am
jellybean, I think Theresa was referring to the baby that wasn’t moving, crying, or blinking, which seems abnormal in the circumstances. . Obviously, it’s a PSA, so NO ONE died in the making of this movie, but the staring baby was a bit unsettling.
gadyke
August 26th, 2009
11:43 am
jellybean….if you listen to the audio, you can hear them saying they can’t get or hear a heartbeat when they are examining the baby
JJ
August 26th, 2009
11:50 am
EVERY teenager needs to see this video!!!!
Every idiot who texts while driving needs to see this Video.
I personally do not text while driving. It’s just too dangerous. I tried it when I first got my new phone, but it’s just impossible to pay attention to the road and the other idiot drivers who think they can text and drive.
Seriously put the damn phone down while driving. NOTHING is as important as your life, or the lives of your fellow drivers and passengers.
I mean come on, common sense people…..
Brad Jones
August 26th, 2009
11:58 am
Show it. When I took drivers’ ed in high school, we were shown material more gory than this. It got everyone’s attention, and I remember it to this day.
Joyce
August 26th, 2009
12:09 pm
Definitely show it. It *is* graphic, but I think teens need to see consequences on a very personal level for them to register. I would show it, or something similar to my son when he’s driving age. I hope it would make him and at least a few others think twice. The video would be very appropriate in a school setting in a lesson about life choices. I think a perission slip would be needed. I would be in favor of kids seeing it, but would like a heads-up in order to reinforce the lesson at home and help my child process it.
Jess
August 26th, 2009
12:11 pm
Wow, that was very disturbing, yes, I know it is not real but it is very realistic and quite true to reality. Frankly I feel like crying right now.
Owned by 3 huge dogs
August 26th, 2009
12:17 pm
As an ER nurse, this is all in a day’s work. People just don’t think it can happen to them. I see it all the time. I think this video is graphic, scary, but all too real, and should be required viewing. It isn’t just teens, but they are the most inexperienced drivers on the road, and they just don’t think.
good grief
August 26th, 2009
12:24 pm
That was seriously sickening.
I do not text while driving, however, I have been known to answer the phone when it rings. I will stop doing that compltely.
I make that pledge. I will never use my cell phone in my car again, period. In fact, I will now put it in my brief case in the back seat.
But nothing makes you completely safe. even if you are a good driver, some other person can kill you.
Cubbie Girl
August 26th, 2009
12:25 pm
This sounds akin to the Scared Sober presentations of the 1980’s. The carnage of irresponsible behavior while driving, whether drinking or texting, should be shown to teens. It probably wouldn’t hurt to show it to older drivers who are also foolish enough to engage is these behaviors as well.
Razz
August 26th, 2009
12:26 pm
i do think it should be shown to everybody. unfortunately teens think they are invinsible and that it would never happen to them.
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August 26th, 2009
12:27 pm
That is a VERY well-done production. While I think the driving age should be raised to 18 and it should be a LOT more difficult and expensive to get a drivers license in this country, I think the current (inadequate) “driver’s ed” curriculum should include videos like this to show the result of how STUPID texting/calling while driving is.
Now that I think about it, that should be required watching for EVERYBODY young and old before being allowed to renew their license. I just got rear-ended this morning by a guy on the phone. Not happy.
Meme
August 26th, 2009
12:29 pm
What happened to the video? There is no link.
DK
August 26th, 2009
12:29 pm
Maybe I’m a product of the TV generation where we are becoming immune to the violence on TV but I don’t think that this video is that “disturbing.” Is is extremely obvious that it is a manufactured video so, first, while the message is a good one let’s not try to act like this is real car accident footage or real, dead babies. Let your teenagers watch it.
Second, if you are still questioning whether or not to show this to your teenager, have you parents ever thought that with all the media coverage of this video over the past couple of days, that any internet-savvy teenager has probably already seen this or will see it in the near future? What do you think teenagers do on the internet? Play solitaire with other kids? Think about it!
Third, while this is kind of reiterating the first point I made, the fact that this is “manufactured footage” for lack of a better term, takes away from the shock value and will likely make kids think twice about texting while driving but probably won’t make most of them stop doing it if they already do. No matter how many videos you show them there is still the idea that it won’t happen to them. Let them watch. It will help, but it won’t save the world.
Charley
August 26th, 2009
12:32 pm
Damn straight I would show it. AND, I have no problem with anyone else showing it to my kids. Sorry, but we need a reality check here. The kids of today have gotten so into “Never happen to me because I know what I’m doing”. Well, HELLO…it can and often does.
Bev
August 26th, 2009
12:33 pm
Absolutely show it to teens and adults. My stepdaughter likes to text at red lights, and I have grabbed the phone from her for doing this. She needs to get the message. Hopefully this video will do it.
Buzzfan®
August 26th, 2009
12:34 pm
It’s basically the visually-graphic (and updated for technology) version of the old “Dear Abby” column, “Please, God, I’m Only Seventeen!”, which I have already shown to my permit-carrying 15-yr-old son.
I would have no problem showing him this video.
Reggie Reg
August 26th, 2009
12:34 pm
I made my girlfriend sit and watch with her 17 and 19 year old while I was on the phone listening. The sheer silence as they watched told me it was effective. Teens are text addicts!!!!! The 19YO can’t do anything for more than 5 minutes without stopping to text someone…crazy!!! Yesterday my celly stayed in the holster ALL THE WAY HOME!! I was enlightened. No one and nothing is that important, and texting while driving is an invitation to a casket. Very moving. Very effective. It should be shown right before a teen takes the driving test…it should be a mandatory requirement. Crash scenes from real fatal accidents could be a bonus reinforcement if the video is not enough.
Bikerchick
August 26th, 2009
12:38 pm
Our teenagers are not allowed to have phones that text and we have blocked incoming texts on their phones as well. If they need to communicate with their friends, they can call or be called. If they decide to buy a phone that texts, it will be with their own money and they will also have to have a cellphone account in their own name and pay for that as well.
Am I a “mean and hateful” parent? Too strict? Maybe so, but teens that drive already have enough to distract them in the car, their friends, the CD player, MP3 player, radio, GPS Nav system, etc., etc. Any kid of mine who is ever caught texting or talking on a cell phone while driving, will surrender their keys and their driver’s license until age 18, period, no second chances and no do-overs.
Trey
August 26th, 2009
12:41 pm
I don’t have any kids, yet, but I honestly believe that as disturbing as it is that people from all over the world need to see this kind of PSA. Its better to see videos like this rather than experiencing it first hand. It may be disturbing but it is reality and we can’t hide gory and disturbing stuff like this from kids and make them believe that our world is perfect and nothing bad like this can happen.
Together for 12
August 26th, 2009
12:42 pm
I read all of Theresa’s comments, including the one about the baby. Then I watched the video.
It isn’t too graphic. It’s what teens and adults all need to see. About a year ago, we had two teen girls driving their cars on a 2 lane road just a couple miles from me. They were goofing around, and one was trying to pass the other on a blind hill. She swerved when she saw an oncoming car. She overcompensated and ended up in the woods. She died. The oncoming car was her friend’s father who witnessed the entire wreck and death of his daughter’s friend. They were just fooling around a little bit on a road both girls knew well – and one died.
Part of me wants to say the baby is too much, but another part of me says no, it’s not. As I type this, my 10 mo. precious little girl is sitting in my lap. I cried. This could happen to her, and seeing that tiny baby motionless in the carseat hit home for me – HARD. I don’t text and drive, and rarely talk on the phone (I use a wireless headset) while driving. I don’t think I’ll be doing even the headset anymore. No more phone while driving.
Imagine killing all those people, orphaning that little girl, killing that little baby, and having to live with that for the rest of your life. And why? Because you let yourself be distracted while driving. That is a lifetime nightmare.
I do think teens need to see it and schools need to show it. I guess as a parent, I’d like to see the video before allowing my teen to see it. However, I do think teens need to see it and I think adults need to see it too.
Trey
August 26th, 2009
12:43 pm
Bikerchick, you aren’t mean or hateful its better for them to be temporarily mad at you than to never get to see them, again.
DecaturCyn
August 26th, 2009
12:46 pm
Every driver needs to watch this video. I don’t have a teen, and I don’t use my cell phone while driving, but I still appreciate this graphic reminder to minimize distractions in the car. Thanks to this, I’m going to be a little more mindful the next time I’m on the road.
Trey
August 26th, 2009
12:52 pm
Bikerchick, you aren’t mean or hateful its better for them to be temporarily mad at you than to never get to see them again.
momnteacher
August 26th, 2009
12:53 pm
I am a high school teacher, and I was forwarded the link to the PSA yesterday. I watched it last night, and today in class, I asked my students if they had seen it. Some had, some had not; for those who had not, I suggested that they check it out at home tonight. Several asked me to show it in class, and while I didn’t feel comfortable doing so without parental permission, I surely WANTED to show it to them! I have been guilty of texting on occastion while driving, and I am NOT proud to say this, with my two baby girls in the car. After seeing this, I realize what a stupid mistake that is, and I will not be doing it again. I hope my students will watch and say the same thing!
Old Man Tate
August 26th, 2009
12:53 pm
What about “James” the person they were texting? Have you thought about his feelings? He is sitting there waiting for a return text from his girlfriend only to get more angry by the minute that she did not return the text. He probably thinks she does not want to be his friend anymore. Now he feels stood up. That is the true tragedy in all of this!
motherjanegoose
August 26th, 2009
12:54 pm
Yes, my daughter will see this tonight. She is about to get her driver’s license and this will hopefully send her a strong message. She is very conservative and cautious about driving as she witnessed a neighbor run over our little schnauzer 2 feet from the curb in front of our house. Animals are NOT the same as children but this REALLY impacted her. We saw a dead deer on the way to school yesterday and she was very upset.
FireMedic
August 26th, 2009
12:58 pm
I work for Fire Rescue here in the metro Atlanta area. In fact we are the largest FireRescue in Georgia. We see this scene EVERY day. The only thing lacking in this PSA is that while driving and texting they did not show the teens drinking or smoking pot. Well over half of the injury accidents we run involve drinking or drugs…and yes that includes little Billy and Sally. Show this PSA to your children…then show it to them again. I have been a medic for over 25 years and nobody ever gets used to scenes like is shown here. We see them every day and it is your children that we are trying to save. Show them….save them. Please.
good grief
August 26th, 2009
12:59 pm
While I was in highschool, 4 of my classmates were killed in accidents. 2 were drunk. One had a flat tire and over corrected and had no seat belt. One hydroplaned while passing a semi in the rain.
There are lots of ways to be killed in a car. The friend who died while not wearing a seatbelt is still in my mind every time I “click it”.
I never drive without my seat belt.
Patrick
August 26th, 2009
1:02 pm
I say show it to your kids. Also it should be shown in school. Who needs permission? Yes, some parents would complain, but they’re the ones who also would permit their kids to text while driving, claiming that “I’m not worried about my child being in an accident due to texting while driving. He/She’s a safe driver.” Well, your “safe driver” just ran a red light. In reality, there’s no such thing as a safe driver.
I remember when I was in high school the local County Sheriff’s Department showed us slides from a few wrecks that had occurred over previous years. What I wish they had done, and I know some places do it, is take a group of students to a staged “accident” scene, or else take some of them to an actual accident scene. If I had a teenager reaching driving age, if we witnessed an accident due to careless driving, I’d probably pull over and make him/her watch as the scraped the victims’ brains up off the street with a shovel. Oh, no…that would traumatize the child for life! Might scare him! Good. Teens need a good scare to remind them they’re not indestructable or immortal.
“Joe don’t you remember those films they showed us in high school?! Red Asphalt?! Blood on the Highway?!”
“Buddy, you just picked two of my favorites!”
- Tom Hanks and Dan Aykroyd, “Dragnet” (1987)
Sonja
August 26th, 2009
1:04 pm
Absolutely show it!! Teens and Adults need to see this and understand it takes only a second for a tragedy to happen. Grpahic but REAL!!
Yankee
August 26th, 2009
1:05 pm
I think it depends on your kid and how serious you think their “texting” problem is.
However, I will tell you this: I’m a person who is on my blackberry while driving too often — and admittedly in front of my kids. I watched that PSA and decided I will never do it again. Not only for my own safety but to set the right example for my kids.
Very powerful.
AJ
August 26th, 2009
1:07 pm
I did show the video to my son who is 16 and to my 10 year old daughter. We were hit by someone on their phone 6 years ago and my son is now paralyzed from that accident. It hit very close to home. Yes I am guilty of answering my phone while driving and will not do it anymore.
Tea
August 26th, 2009
1:09 pm
If you wouldn’t watch this video, how can you stand behind your government’s decision to send young men and women into a war zone? Don’t you think you should at least be able to confront what your nation’s soldiers have to live through in order to protect you!?
Eric
August 26th, 2009
1:15 pm
It should be mandatory viewing for every driver!
good grief
August 26th, 2009
1:19 pm
Tea, I am not sure I understand the connection you are making.
However, now that I think about it, maybe there should be some really graphic video of actual combat and video of the fallen soldiers shown to those kids who are eager to join. If my kid wanted to join, I’d take him down to the VA hospital and make him talk to vets for a couple of days
Those recruiters rarely share that stuff. They paint rosey pictures for the kids and hard press them.
Tyree
August 26th, 2009
1:19 pm
I wish every cell phone owning licensed driver in the state of Georgia could see this graphic video.
motherjanegoose
August 26th, 2009
1:21 pm
@ AJ….I am so sorry….the video did not make me cry but your post did.
In case you do not think your kids are listening….
I told my son last week to be careful ( he is 22) driving on the interstate each morning to class, while he stays with us for a while. He has been at UGA for 4 years and 3 miles from campus or work. I shared a story of a friend whose daughter hydroplaned into the median and was killed, after a torrential downpour.
He came home a week later and said it was pouring rain and that he was driving very carefully. He had remembered what I had told him. I just wanted to hug him…he actually listened.
Life is so precious and accidents are happening all the time. Scary stuff.
P.R.I.D.E. Instructor (Parents Reducing Injuries and Driver Errors)
August 26th, 2009
1:23 pm
So my questions are:
A. What do you think of the video? Is it too violent? Is it too graphic? Do we need to see the dead baby?
I haven’t seen this particular video, but have seen several just like it. Is it too violent? No. Fact: crashes are violent events. If you read a news report about a fatal accident and reporter states something like “the driver was an obvious fatality” it means “what was left of the driver isn’t identifiable…hopefully there are dental records…if we can find the teeth.”
B. Would you show this clip to your teen?
Being a P.R.I.D.E. instructor my teen has seen all of the extremely gaphic videos I have. If you DON’T show it to your teen you are doing them a true disservice.
C. Do you think it would make them think before driving and texting?
It may make them think before driving and texting for a little while, but they usually eventually revert back to bad habits; that is until someone they know gets hurt or killed by someone texting. They need more than one video. (See answer below.)
D. Would you be OK with a school showing it to your teen? (I would think you would have to sign a permission slip for them to show this at school.) We did watch a D.A.R.E. or MADD movie in high school about drunk driving. I remember it being pretty scary, but I don’t remember it being this graphic.
I WANT the schools to show each and every graphic video I have. I want them to bring people in to speak to the class who have been horribly mutilated by car crashes. I want them to play radio traffic between EMS and a trauma center where you hear the screams of the patient in the background. I want them to be in an ER when a parent comes to identify their teen’s body. (I know fire fighters who make sure they leave the ER before the parents get there because they can’t stand the screams of anguish.) Anything to make them THINK before they do something that takes their life or the life of someone else.
Tracee aka TiTi @ 47
August 26th, 2009
1:26 pm
Sad news is that most kids are playing video games that are just as violent. So many times even sharing this video with teens/children today doesn’t even “truly” affect them in a positive way because they have become desenitized by violence already. Sad but true.
Cranberry
August 26th, 2009
1:34 pm
ABSOLUTELY show it to my kids. My 14 year old will see it tonight!
NativeAtlantan
August 26th, 2009
1:42 pm
Absolutely show it to our kids. It’s the most realistic video I’ve ever seen and drives home the point — drivng is dangerous, driving while distracted is deadly. I’ll never forget what my father told me over 30 years ago when he handed me the car keys — “remember, it’s a killer”. And, that was before the days of cells phones…….
TechMom
August 26th, 2009
1:45 pm
Absolutely I will show it to my son. He’s 14 but just started HS and is all about getting his learner’s permit next spring. But he’s also all about texting and for whatever reason in the past year has to be reminded to put his seat belt on every time we get in the car. I keep telling him there is no way I’m letting him drive if I can’t trust that he’ll get in the car and put on his seatbelt without me reminding him.
I think that this video is graphic but hey, isn’t life? Teenagers don’t take things like this to heart so to speak because they don’t realize that this kind of stuff can happen to them. I think as adults we take things to heart (i.e. the baby) because we relate to the fact that life is so fragile. For the most part, teenagers don’t see life as fragile unless someone close to them has died.
I hope schools show this to kids! I actually work with the youth at our church and sent the link to our youth pastor. Every kid should see this. Even if it only makes half the kids think twice before texting and driving, it will be worth it.
Perkle
August 26th, 2009
1:50 pm
Absolutely! They need to see the truth about what can happen.
LJH
August 26th, 2009
1:55 pm
Having watched the video a few times, here are my thoughts and responses to the questions. First, my initial reaction was “Holy cow – this is too real!!” I had to confirm that it was indeed a staged production, a very well-staged production. Second, I immediately sent the link to my wife with the message “You need to watch this now.”
To the specific questions:
A) For this day and age, this video is perfect. What is too violent? A high speed, head-on crash is violent. A high speed, head-on crash is graphic. A high speed, head-on crash (usually) kills people. As our society continues to become desensitized to graphic violence – thanks to same in video games, on television, on sites like YouTube, and other outlets – warning messages need to provide equal (if not greater) shock in order to gain attention. Dead teens, dead parents, and especially a dead baby *might* make ALL people think twice about texting while driving.
B) I would show this clip to my teen in a heartbeat; however, as our kids are only 11 and 9, they’re most likely going to see it at a much earlier age.
C) If this video fails to make any person, let alone teens, think before driving and texting something’s amiss.
D) I would be fine with a school showing this to my teen (once they’re teens). After the presentation, I’d like some ER doctors and nurses to discuss and share the realities they’ve seen as related to the same subject. Nobody seems to “get it” until it’s too late. Despite the fact that both of our kids are still years away from driving, we’re already having discussion about “do’s and don’t’s” while driving. Hopefully the “broken record” will stick with them when they’re behind the wheel.
over it
August 26th, 2009
2:00 pm
Texting/phone use while driving should be treated no differently than driving under the influence. I pray everyday my family will not be harmed by some selfish ass*ole that believes that something as meaningless as a silly phone conversation takes precedent over life.
KW
August 26th, 2009
2:04 pm
Yes, I would show this to my teenager if I had one. With all the violent video games and movies they watch, those kinds of scenes are not new to them. But seeing something like this might open their eyes a little. Hopefully more. I remember the videos from driver’s ed in high school too. I don’t remember being overly shocked but I do remember thinking ‘it could never happen to me.’ Hang up the damn phone. I plan on doing it.
Sense Common
August 26th, 2009
2:08 pm
Showing the video and requiring every child nearing driving age to watch it is a no brainer. I wouldn’t show it to a 8 year old and what would be the point, but unless the child was raised in a bubble they have seen worse than this by the time they are 14.
Will it have a positive effect? Not to most kids because the attitude of “not me” has and always will be too strong. But if only one person stopped and thought before driving, then it was worth it. I’m not sure about the clip linked here, but the one I saw had other clips, one of which was a little brat driving for only 4 months and texting her life away. It was a clip from Dr. Phil and he laid into her about how she might think the messages are important to her, she had no right to put him, his family, or any other family in harms way for her self centered act. I think every parent should use this same speech on their children, themselves, and any one else they witness texting while driving.
Kassie
August 26th, 2009
2:23 pm
YES TO ALL QUESTIONS! It was violent, but that is needed…hell, it worked for me…I admit I text while driving. I saw this 2 days ago and every time I took my phone out to text I didn’t do it….It may not work for all teens since they think they are invincible, but it’s worth a try! They see worse at the movies….
New Step Mom
August 26th, 2009
2:23 pm
I have seen the video and it is disturbing. I am glad it is out there and we will save it and show it to my stepdaughter closer to her becoming a driver.
Fred
August 26th, 2009
2:55 pm
Without a doubt show it to my kids and show it at school! I can see where a permission slip might be needed.
Another good one is linked below. I don’t know if I will be able to embed the link so I will also just copy it. I found this one a couple of years ago and have showed it to both of my daughters. It is about the dangers of not wearing seltbelts and how an unbuckled person can injure/kill buckled people.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU3Gd0RjDr0
HH
August 26th, 2009
3:06 pm
I’m always horrified at the number of things people do whilst driving. Holding a phone, a drink, a burger, a cigarette, a map, plucking your eye brows……etc. etc. etc. The law should be tougher for everyone to have two hands on the steering wheel. The driving test should be more in depth. People should have professional tuition before driving on their own.
My baby is seven months old and I did find the dead baby part too sickening.
Yes, I would show the video to a teen and hopefully they’re change their mind about texting whilst driving.
It would be a great idea to show this in schools. Teenagers, and younger, are getting desensitized to movies and videos that are violent. Hopefully this type of shock tactic might work.
Dixie Darling
August 26th, 2009
3:09 pm
Agree that this MUST be shown to ALL drivers. I used to text when at red lights or in traffic slow-downs but don’t do that any more. I used to phone friends and family when on uncrowded interstate drives but I rarely do that now. After watching this video, I will not do either text or phone while driving. I will pull over to a safe area and text or call if it is important — and then I will get back into traffic for driving.
This past Sunday afternoon driving through downtown Atlanta on I-75/I-85 I drove behind a lady who was holding a phone to one ear with her right hand and gesturing wildly with her left hand — she must have been driving with her knees! I finally passed her and gave a sigh of relief that I was leaving that potential deadly, stupid driver — but I wondered why she was so stupid. It is people like that who need to see that video — doesn’t matter what their age or sex — stupid is deadly!
erick d
August 26th, 2009
3:26 pm
i think erveryone should watch this video! sure it maybe a little shocking but it would stop people from texting and even talking on the phone while driving.i think the law should be 1 yr loss of licence for talking and texting while driving that mat stop the retards doing it. i get so mad when i see people doing that stuff.
Becky
August 26th, 2009
3:36 pm
Yes, if I had children old enough to drive..I am guilty of talking on my phone while driving, but NOT texting..I can barely text while sitting still, much less while driving…
good grief
August 26th, 2009
3:37 pm
The one behavior that gets me the most is when I see ladies applying make up
1911A1
August 26th, 2009
3:51 pm
What blows my mind more than anything else is the sheer number of people who admit to texting while driving!
That being said, most of those who have admitted texting have also said they are straighaway giving that practice up after seeing the video. That alone is justification enough to show it to teens.
I remember feeling ten feet tall and bulletproof at 17. I wised up quickly after a motorcycle crash (classic left-turning car from the other direction) at 19.
We hold an awesome responsibility when we exercise the privilege of piloting a 3+ ton vehicle among others. As technology advances, so do the distractions that can interfere with our primary responsibility of safe and ATTENTIVE driving. Let us never forget that these distractions, just like drinking and driving, are a choice.
Becky
August 26th, 2009
4:13 pm
@1911A1, I have a nephew that has been in a wheelchair since he was 19 due to a motorcycle wreck..I hope that this isn’t something that happened to you…
Theresa, I tried to answer JJ on the other topic and it was lost..Not sure if it’s my computer or something else..Thanks..
Theresa Walsh Giarrusso
August 26th, 2009
4:38 pm
Becky — I’ll search for it in the system — it spams everything!!
Michelle
August 26th, 2009
6:16 pm
No, I do not think the video is too graphic. I think however that just as distracting as the texting, is the 2 passengers in the car! They were all up by her talking and laughing….this is another problem with teen drivers!
fk
August 26th, 2009
6:49 pm
Definitely show it to anyone and everyone who has a drivers license or simply rides as a passenger to anyone who is consumed by their phones. I drive by an elementary school every morning. And, every morning, without fail, there is at least one parent on the phone, while in the school zone. With sooo much traffic about, and so many distractions, hang up the phone and pay attention. Teen drivers learn their bad driving habits from their parents.
deidre_NC
August 26th, 2009
6:54 pm
(daughters name) died two years ago in the early am on this day. Her second time in a car with teenage driver. A simple trip to the movies and back. No drugs, no alcohol, just high speeds on a road with curves that even seasoned drivers can’t handle. I miss you Barbara and you were and are an angel.
this is a post on my facebook from a good friend of mine whose 16 yo daughter died in a car crash–you can see the circumstances…just speed-no drugs or alcohol–just kids following each other home from town and going way too fast…it was awful…
i would show this to everyone i know…i posted it on my facebook and then many other people did too…i hope my kids watch it…im kinda like DK tho…it wont seem real to lots of kids…in fact it wasnt real…and most kids think well they are smart enough to text and not wreck. i cant do it…im texting while driving challenged really bad….after the wreck of the girl who died the kids here didnt slow down..granted the driver of that car was going over 80 and had just slowed down for the curve from close to 100mph…so these kids think well 50 or 60 or 70 is ok…its not 100….i pray that this video makes kids stop but im afraid it wont..at least not for long…im kinda rambling here…but i think a lot of kids have to experience things themselves to really understand—they always think they are smarter–they are a better driver–they can go fast safely-they can text while driving and be safe…kids just dont know reality yet…its a proven fact. so yeah..i hope all kids see this–but i doubt it will make a lot of difference for long if at all….i think showing it to young kids may make a difference to them…it seems that once a kid hits the teen years they think they become invincible…
DB
August 26th, 2009
7:50 pm
deidre-NC — many, many hugs to you.
nurse&mother
August 26th, 2009
9:58 pm
Do you guys REALLY text and drive??!?? Seriously?? Our family doesn’t text. If I need to talk to someone, I pick up the phone and talk. My daughter wants to text, but we tell her no. There is no need to take twice as long to say something.
Would I show her the video? Absolutely,
Do I think it will impact many teens? Absolutely not. Kids think that it won’t happen to them. They are above wrecking while texting. I don’t think it will hurt to show the video, though.
The violence is NOT too graphic for teens, imho. Look at the movies that most teens watch (far worse than that).
nurse&mother
August 26th, 2009
10:04 pm
Maybe my husband and I are a bunch of old fogies (at least I am willing to admit it)…but what is the appeal for adults to text as opposed to picking up the phone and calling?
As to texting and driving… I think it should be outlawed. Clearly your attention is not where it should be!
Bailey
August 26th, 2009
11:07 pm
I am a teen driver and my mother just got done showing me this video. I mean yeah in the back of my head i keep telling myself that could never happen to me, but its true. A wreck/death happens in a heart beat. Its a scary thought and its very upsetting to hear about other people who are involved. I text and drive I’m not going to lie. But i also realize when its not my time to be not paying attention, i also realize me crossing into another lane and if i had friends in the car they should of too. I find this girls story a little incompetent… Who doesn’t realize something that drastic. I’m not making excuses for the bad habit and i intend of only texting at stop lights or pulling over. Thanks for the video.
DB
August 26th, 2009
11:15 pm
Especially with older kids, those in college, and even with my husband, it’s a quick way to get their attention without intruding on their lives. If my husband’s in court, etc., I can leave a quick text message with a question or something he needs to know, and he can read it quickly without having to go through all his voice mail. Someone can answer a text message question if they are in a library where they couldn’t necessarily talk, at a party where they can’t hear, or when my kids were in H.S., I could leave them text messages about events happening after school, changes in plans, etc. (they couldn’t use them during the day, but they could read them after the final bell.) If I don’t want to interrupt a friend at work by calling, I can leave her a text message that she can read when it’s convenient — usually confirming what time we’re walking together that evening, or changes in plans.
Think of text messages with adults as electronic Post-It notes!
penguinmom
August 26th, 2009
11:17 pm
I would show this to my kids when they are old enough to drive.
nurse&mother – I text my husband occasionally because he gets the text even in areas without reliable cell service. Two of his customers have buildings that are ‘dead zones’ for cellphones. So, if I need to get in touch with him, I text and he gets the message as soon as his phone has any signal at all. Also, sometimes when we just need to tell the other one thing and don’t need a response. (ex. ‘buy milk’ if one of us is at/going to the store.)
DB
August 26th, 2009
11:27 pm
Bailey: You missed the point. Traffic accidents often happen in a split second. Of COURSE if she realized she was drifting lanes, she would have corrected. The point is, SHE DIDN’T. And, it assumes that all the other drivers are also driving responsibly. If your attention is diverted, you can’t make the instant correction needed to avoid someone else doing something stupid.
I know, I know — I’ve been guilty of doing the same thing. And even this afternoon, when driving back from the dog park, I was sitting at a traffic light and the text message signal beeped. My hand automatically reached, like Pavlov’s dog — and I had to stop myself and say, “NO.” It’s a bad habit, that’s all — NOTHING is more important than your life — or the lives of your passengers or the person in the other car that you might hit by accident. No matter how smoothly you think you text and drive, everyone can tell if you are distracted, because your car slows down, is subject to abrupt corrections, and you aren’t maintaining your place in the flow of traffic.
deidre_NC
August 27th, 2009
6:56 am
i love texting..i am not good enough to do it while driving or i probably would have been…i know its wrong…and i know its dangerous…im glad i cant text and drive…as someone above said..a text will go in poor service where a phone call wont…plus its more private..now my daughter and plentyof other teens i iknow can text without even looking at the phone…i have seen teens at work holding their phones out of site and texting away…not looking at all..if i did that it would be gibberish…and teens dont realize that more wrecks happen just from not payng attention for a spplit second..leaning over to grab something…fiddling with the cd player or radio..looking at their friend in the next or back seat…doing these things can make you swerve into the next lane…or make you not see when some other person not paying attention is swerving into your lane…paying attention is the key here…anything you do that is taking your attention off the road is potentailly deadly…add speeeding to that…a potentail death sentence….most teen driving deaths are not caused by drugs or alcohol…they are caused by speed and not paying attention…
JJ
August 27th, 2009
7:39 am
I watched the video last night. I sent a copy to my daughter, and to both nieces. Everyone needs to see this. Yes, it was a Production, but one that really opens your eyes. Especially you see how each of the girls were thrown about the vehicle.
I WILL NEVER EVER TEXT WHILE DRIVING!!!!!!
Fred
August 27th, 2009
7:48 am
As an EMT i can say that I would rather scar my child by having them watch this than having to respond to a call where one of them was involved. I have seen too many accidents (many of them preventable) to think that any method of teaching a child the responsibility of driving a car is too tough. Cars kill, maim and dismember children every day. I clean it up, I hope I never have to meet any of you or your children under those circumstances. Cars are 2- 3 tons of metal hurtling down the road at incredible speeds. they do damage. there is no message that important, as a matter of fact, i just read through all of my messages stored on my phone and the most important one there was a reminder about picking up the dry cleaning. Can you imagine a message like that being responsible for even a single death. I can’t.
sandra d
August 27th, 2009
8:45 am
I will never text and drive again. I have 3 kids, and promise to never do it again.
sandra d
August 27th, 2009
8:46 am
It was graphic an dsiturbing but I appreciate the wake up call. Nothing is worth losing the life of you kids or taking someone elses life. I think everyone should have to watch it.
workingmom
August 27th, 2009
9:15 am
There have been many studies on the effects of texting while driving and all of them have proved that drivers texting are worse drivers than those over the legal drinking limit. Bailey’s comments were typical. Teenagers seem to think “I know better” or “it wouldn’t happen to me as I would know I was crossing the line.” I don’t believe that for a second. Whenever I am on the highway behind someone who is driving erratically (speeding up/slowing down for ne reason, drifting in/out of lane) I make a point to check them out when I pass. 99% of them are dialing or texting.
DB
August 27th, 2009
11:29 am
Maybe we should start making “DUI” calls to 911 when we see people driving with cell phones? :-)
CathyH
August 27th, 2009
12:36 pm
I would definitely show this to my kids. It’s disturbing to see how people in the video get tossed around in the car, and to imagine myself or my kids in that situation. Definitely a wake up call. I have had a close call while using my GPS and driving at the same time. Entering an address on the GPS is like texting on the cell phone. I will never do that again. From now on I will get off the road before picking up my GPS.
Barbi
August 27th, 2009
1:28 pm
Wow….i heard about this video and never saw it until now. My 19 year old niece was in a car accident two days ago and her and her friend were sent to hospital….one air flighted. It was a huge eye opener to me. There was speculation that my niece could have been texting but my sister knew that wasn’t the case since she showed her this video just last week. Yup…..my niece swore she wouldnt text and drive. When her phone was recovered from the destroyed vehicle it was about the only thing that was in good condition. It revealed that no calls went in our out or text’s during the time of the accident. Way to go to my niece. I’m thankful that i watched it and if my daughter was a teenager i would want her to see it. Sad but hey it’s reality.
JJ
August 27th, 2009
1:47 pm
Is anybody interested in a recipe exchange for our Friday topic? I know we touched on a few yesterday, but I need some new ideas…….I bet Stan has some great ones.
nurse&mother
August 27th, 2009
1:55 pm
If one of you goofballs runs over a member of my family (while on the phone or texting), I will try to nail you to the cross (just like I would if you were DUI). It is neglegence pure and simple.
I will apologize for the abrasive tone (just feel pretty strong about the topic).
I just wonder how many accidents have to occur before our state legislators make it illegal to use cell phones while driving?
DB
August 27th, 2009
1:56 pm
I checked out Stan’s blog — yummy bolognese sauce! But isn’t there already an AJC blog that deals with that? Evening Edge?
DB
August 27th, 2009
2:04 pm
My daughter had a “bumper” accident last year off of Ga 316 — the car in front of her stopped suddenly and she wasn’t maintaining a safe following distance. No harm to either car, but I thought it was ironic/funny that when my daughter sprang out of the car to check the damage, the mom and the teenage boy driver in the car in front of her both sprang out and the mother started screaming at my daughter, “WERE YOU ON YOUR CELL PHONE!?!?!?! I WILL KILL YOU IF YOU WERE ON YOUR CELL PHONE!!!” My daughter was terrified — and no, she wasn’t. She dug her phone out of her pocketbook and offered it to the lady to check, and was exonerated – it wasn’t even turned on. But it definitely made an impression. :-) The mom calmed down quickly, and said that she had just been lecturing her son about cell phone use, and though it would be a really good object lesson if he was hit by a teen on a cell phone. As far as object lessons go, I think my daughter got far more out of it than her son did!
JJ
August 27th, 2009
2:39 pm
I have a friend who was teaching her 16 year old son to drive. He was driving, and she was in the passenger seat. She called me and asked if I would find directions to a particular place, and call her and give her the directions.
When I called her back, she gave the phone to her son (Who was driving on a learner’s license). I couldn’t believe it. I told him to give the phone back to his mom and I would give her the directions.
DB – Is Evening Edge a recipe swap, or one recipe per day?
Becky
August 27th, 2009
2:56 pm
JJ, yes I am interested in the topic..
nurse&mother..no need to apologize, I think we all feel that way..
DB..Funny story (after the fact)..Somehting like that happened to me several years ago with a wreck that I had..Yes, I hit her and she and her pasenger jumped out of the car yelling that their necks and backs were hurting..When the police officer arived and told her that it was her fault because she had made an illegal left turn in front of me, they were both healed right away..
JJ
August 27th, 2009
3:33 pm
I’m amazed at the number of people on their cell phones at 6:45 in the morning, as I drive to work. Who are these people talking to?
klind
August 27th, 2009
3:58 pm
Absolutely would show this to my kids!! Too violent? To graphic? Been paying attention to some of the movies out lately?…and what about some of those video games? much worse. Kids these days desire reality, what better way to give it to them. Life is reality – you only get one chance – DON’T SCREW IT UP!! Driving is serious business and anything can happen in just a split second.
Jessica
August 27th, 2009
4:20 pm
I agree with most of the comments — I would show my kids something like that when they approach driving age. Kids have really short attention spans, and a nice, polite PSA won’t stick with them. This might be disturbing enough to make them think twice before they text while driving.
bobbi
August 27th, 2009
4:30 pm
no i think it hit the spot show these stupid kid who think they know it all what can happed..
SureWould
August 27th, 2009
4:35 pm
Yeah, I would show teens this. It is time we stop white gloving our kids. I work in a Trauma ER, and have since I got out of school 6 years ago. The first pt I ever saw die was a 16 year old MVC–needless to say, it shocked me. Sadly, it is such a common occurance anymore, it has ceased to shock me–sadden, yes, but there is no longer a sense of shock. I see the results of this daily, and I think that kids need to see what the consequences of inattentive driving REALLY are–and this PSA certainly drives home a very realistic point!!
@DontTwive (Don't Tweet & Drive)
August 27th, 2009
4:50 pm
While the video is graphic, it is clear in its message. Life can change in one second, with one text. Most teens see movies more graphic than the video, and the movies don’t come with a life saving message. Show it to your kids, educate them on the dangers of ALL forms of distracted driving.
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deidre_NC
August 27th, 2009
5:19 pm
ok i finally got to watch the video…i have dial up at home so i watched it at the library…i know the first thing my daughter will say is that these kids were being so stupid..and they were…talking and acting like they were sitting at a party instead of driving down the road…they need to make a clip of a kid calmly driving-holding the phone down by the seat and texting while still watching the road…thats how my daughter (and most of her friends) text…they arent all laughing and carrying on etc….they are very calmly going about it….so to show a person who doesnt act all crazy and stupid while driving ones that are defeats the purpose for most teens…every teen i know i can hear saying…well we dont act like that when we drive….its just like my daughters friend who was killed in the high speed wreck…they all say well we dont go 100 mph…
MomsRule
August 27th, 2009
6:01 pm
Here’s a different reaction to the video. I just showed the video to my 13 year old son. I did not get the reaction I was expecting. He laughed. The boy actually laughed. He thought the acting and the special affects were “cheesy”. When I scolded him for laughing he said, “Mom, I get the message, but the film is awful, I can’t help but laugh.”
And before everyone jumps on the bandwagon that he’s been exposed to an excessive amount of violent TV, movies, video games. That is not the case. Every thing has been monitored and limited. He never even saw a cartoon or even a Disney movie until he was 3. So…go figure.
Laurie
August 27th, 2009
7:48 pm
Violent, yes. But these things happen every day in life to thousands of people. Children don’t realize how far-reaching the effects of a bad decision can be–2 other cars were involved–innocent people and children died. I could really see this scenario happening. This PSA wasn’t as violent as the graphic sex and violence found in R-rated movies parents allow their teens to see. I think it would do more good than harm. I also think that ADULTS NEED TO SEE THIS TOO! We are not immune to this either.
KYLE
August 28th, 2009
9:24 am
Not only would i show it to my teens!!!
I would show it to every adult driver also.
sh
August 28th, 2009
12:18 pm
A. I think that the video was well done and gets the point across well. Honestly, it’s not nearly as graphic as actual traffic accidents that I’ve been at, so I don’t think that the scene with the baby is overboard; if anything, it’s necessary. Kids nowadays are watching horror movies and cable TV shows that are FAR more graphic than this.
B. All of my teens will see this before they sit behind a steering wheel.
C. With my kids, I think that it would make them stand up and take notice. Unfortunately, I think that a lot of kids won’t think twice because they’re too desensitized to violence.
D. I would definitely be okay with this being shown at school. I think that Health and Driver’s Ed classes would be great places for this.
jack kowalski
August 28th, 2009
3:00 pm
Every car crash is totally unique, preventable and deplorable. This film is graphic and is a must for all drivers young and old. For 3 years now I have been promoting the common sense idea of wearing safety helmets in cars. Here are my 3 steps for safe driving: Always buckle your seat belt, wear a light, tight safety helmet and reduce your speed 10KM from the maximum allowed. Obviously drinking, texting or other dangerous acts are not part of this program. Visit http://www.drivingwithoutdying.com for all the details.
Margaret
August 28th, 2009
4:56 pm
Yes, I will show this to my kids. Mine are a few years from driving, but hopefully they will see that there are real consequences to their actions. It is one thing for a parent to say, don’t do it, it is quite another to see what could happen if they text while driving.
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rosie
August 29th, 2009
11:23 pm
Im 15 myself, I just saw them talking about this video on the news so I decided to look it up. I NEVER thought of texting and driving. And so I only watched it to see how the video was just so horrible, I really wish I hadnt wanted to watch this video so bad. I literally feel sick to my stomach now. It was gross and totally graphic. Yeah, I know that can actually happen and its sad but this video makes me feel sick, it makes me scared to get in a car at all. It might scare other teens not to text and drive but what about the ones that arent scared, we (people who dont text and drive) still have to drive on the road with people who do text and drive. Just because teens dont text and drive doesnt mean adults dont do it, they do. No matter what the road is going to be a scary place and people are going to do things they shouldnt and as a result of some people doing it that puts everyone in harms way, texting or not, things happen.
Angie
August 30th, 2009
7:14 pm
Just showed my two teenagers and one of their friends. I think that it is extremely important to show as many people as we can – this is reality. Teenagers worlds are filled with realism and this is what they understand. I think this is what will reach them. Great job!
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August 30th, 2009
10:27 pm
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Rena
September 1st, 2009
7:48 pm
I think every teen should see this even the baby just to show you what can happen and that your actions have concencuensions.Yes as a mother of two girls i would show them this.I hope it would make anybody think twice about texting while driving not just teens but adults also they text too. if schools do decide to show this they should let the parents see it first and maby do a workshop with the parents involved to get the point out to everybody parents and teens,just everybody .
SinInSpira
September 13th, 2009
12:44 am
Why is everyone so convinced that all teenagers are pretty much retarded? I mean, I’m 17 and I know some pretty stupid people my age, but quite frankly it annoys the hell out of me when I’m automatically classified as a “dumb teenager.” It just seems like most people older than me tend to think that I can’t form a coherant thought or think anything through. For instance, my mom told me today that when I get my phone back (it’s not behavior related – the job availability for teens is at it’s lowest right now, so I was without a job for a few months and couldn’t pay my phone bill.) she’s blocking the texting on my plan just because I “might try to text and drive.” I mean, really, come on now, I won’t text and drive, I’m not freaking retarded. She, however, seems to think otherwise. But whatever. About the video:
The video does nothing for me. In fact, it’s so overly-dramatic and unbelievable that it may have the opposite intended effect on some drivers. For instance, the girl looks down at her phone for WAY too long. A lot of people I know (not necessarily the stupid ones :P) can text with hardly a glance at their phone. They can also text about as fast, if not faster, than a person with a keyboard phone. I’m not really defending texting while driving, but just some of the stuff in the video is a bit too overly dramatic. Idk, I just know that I don’t do it and people who do better be as good as they think they are at it.
Kristie
September 21st, 2009
10:15 am
I think they should play this to all that drive or about to start driving It will make you stop and think about what your about to do Play it and just keep playing it as many times as it will take ,, In America they try to sugar coat stuff give them something like this don’t tell people to block the images they need to see what will happen ……
Cory
September 29th, 2009
10:05 am
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Where is the video? It is not coming up on my computer.
mkt
October 5th, 2009
8:35 pm
Not only do I want my teenager to see it, I posted it to my blog on Facebook for all my friends and family to see.
Alec
October 12th, 2009
5:24 am
I would definitely show this to other teens, i found it very enlightening, but i do wish it was a bit more realistic with the second car… most people will hit their brakes right away when they see a crash, they’re not going to cruise right into the hit car to cause more damage……. and yes, the dead baby is probably necessary the point is to be the equivalent to a slap in the face
Kimm
January 18th, 2010
10:14 pm
I think it should be shown in schools all over. Even though it seems a little graphic to some, it is a touch of what the reality of such a situation could be. In real life, it would be so much worse than portrayed. The fact of the different people that could be possilby be involved in such a situation I feel was a great touch in the video. There was the parents, the baby, a little girl who possibly lost all of them due to someones poor choice of texting while driving makes you think as well as breaks your heart. I didnt find this extremely graphic myself, but I feel it may be enough to get the point across to adults as well as teens. Unfortunately, I have seen many adults drivers texting while driving, it isn’t just a teen problem. With all the other things in out T.V world today that slides by the censors, why not put this out there for ALL to see?..I feel it’s a must. You can tell people all you want but actually seeing something gets the point across much faster and much better. You watch this and take with you how one mistake can change the lives of so many innocent people in just one second, and this wreck……..could have totally been avoided by making the right choice…..