Texting While Driving Video: Commercial Too Graphic For YouTube

I see people texting as well on the roads.  The thing is they're not just young people, every age should be targetted.  More and more people are Twittering and driving. 

I will have a look at the video later. 

In reality, younger people who text and crash will have to face this, and nasty accidents don't have a 'age-related law' to protect them. This is the kind of graphic video that should be seen to young people. who spend a lot of their time watching X-Box games.

Also when you report them to the police, as a pedestrian, nothing gets done, often you have to have another witness. I have reported motorists who have been driving whilst using a mobile phone and I have heard of no action by the police despite motorist being on CCTV, so perhaps to them, it is not important.

In Japan Texting or using the Cell Phone wile operating a Motor vehicle is against the law, same for watching TV wile driving. All have heavy fines and are enforced as well.

People are still doing it though.

Shutting of the Cell in Trains and orther areas is law as well, Those for some reason are rather well respected.

In the UK, we have a tiny punishment for this:

Source BBC:

"Drivers face a £60 fine and three penalty points on their licence for using hand-held mobile phones".

Other countries can learn by our bad example.

Well I've done it myself on the odd occasion (not wanting to cast the first stone) so I can tell you first-hand exactly how dangerous and foolish it is. I guess it's by the grace of God that I haven't ended up in a twisted pile of metal and flesh.

I've realised the error of my ways now, in case you're worried.

Great ad - although the trouble with targeting almost anything at Da Kids is that they're not really listening. And let's face it, there's plenty of adults doing it too.

So sad.....friends of ours just lost a 16 year old this way. He was texting when a train hit and killed him....my son does not have the ability to text on his phone. I don't care how much that upsets him, not being able to text, I love him too much to lose him this way. 

I have a 5 1/2 year old son and I could not watch this video without crying my eyes out. I know it was a re-enactment but it was very real. The stupid girl that caused the whole accident survived. I am now sick to my stomach because as a driver I am very cautious and I don't want to die because of someone else's stupidity.

I'm a retired EMT of 16 years. I think driving while talking on a cell phone or texting should be treated as driving while impaired with similar penalties.

Texting while driving.... Madness. It sounds about the same as trying to do the newspaper crossword or sudoku while driving.

Some people. as you say, even watch TV whilst they're driving on the motorway.

I am quite pleased, and somewhat surprised, that it has put some people off here.  It's great if we can get the 'public's support' as well but it is hard to stop these people as often the police aren't around.

In Britain, we need more legal support from our Government and the fine  of £60 is just ridiculous. The Government just isn't backing up the road safety message with tough laws. The law says it all that it isn't being taken seriously, even one British Lord was let out of jail after a month whilst driving whilst using a phone. That's nothing. No wonder it is rife on our roads. I think the road safety message is 'political', as people will complain if the laws are tougher and they won't vote for them.

The roads are much more dangerous now people have mobile phones.

This is what the London Cycling Campaign advises cyclists if they see a motorist blatently using a mobile phone:

Source: www.lcc.org.uk:

"LCC cycling development officer Charlie Lloyd said, “When cycling, you must look out for drivers using mobile phones. Give them a wide berth and, if they're driving erratically, report them to the police.”

He added, “If you witness, or are involved in a crash, ask the police if the driver has had their phone confiscated and ask that the records be checked to see when the phone was last used.”

Obama wants to ban texting and driving. Just 14 states have passed measures to ban texting whilst driving.

Were American Road Safety Specialists asleep during the road safety discussions? Why are they so behind?

On Youtube, this teenager regularly texts and drives.

Incredible.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDlYSPVro0Q

I've noticed that the word 'graphic' makes people want to read this post - well done for drawing people's attention to it. If the word wasn't in the there may be there would be less readers and there would be 'less awareness'.

Just seen the video: it's very good.  Just shows people how many people are involved in an accident from the emergency services and several other drivers, including familes. It may make people more aware of others. It must be a shameful experience to know that the driver was responsible for that carnage. I think the music should have been left out. Maybe it would be good to someone 'to ring the next of kin' etc.

From the RAC Foundation: Nearly Half of All British Motorists text whilst driving.

It would be even better if they pushed up the age of driving a car to 21, mimimising the risk of teenagers texting, talking on a mobile and drink driving, hit and runs and them not insuring their car or paying for the road tax. It will free more emergency services as they won't be wasting their time dealing with accidents due to some stupid motorist. As half of motorists text in Britain, there ought to be a tough clampdown.

This video should be mandatory viewing for every person getting a drivers license!

If this commercial doesn't persuade people not to text while driving, then nothing will.

What kills me is that one girls mistake cost the lives of other innocent people. And out of all the girls in the car, the one that was at fault is the only one that lives. I'm 13, and I don't think this video should only be shown to people over the age of 18. Younger teens are higher likely to do this, so they should know what it could cost them if they do.

I think I'll buy/build one of thoughs niffty cell jamers to keep around HeHeHe:)

I see several people every day yaking & texting while driving, some of them going 75-80 on the interstate in rushour trafic risking the lives of everyone around them. .. And it doesn't help that "rushhour" here can have the faster traffic going 80-85mph on I565.

It doesn't help that in London there are many large mobile phone adverts for drivers to see on the way. They are supporting the anti Text Driving Campaign but at the same time, supporting the mobile phone companies who promote their phones to drivers (maybe because these politicans have shares in them too).  Perhaps it should be illegal to promote these ads by roads.

This ad is very upsetting, however if anyone thinks that it will alter peoples behaviour, they are kidding themselves, unfortunately. The people who drive and text will see it, be upset ( maybe ), and then go back to their old behaviours. Ads don't work, imposing harsh punishments and enforcing them does.  Random testing for alcohol has forced people to change their behaviour much more than decades of ads.

I did not look at it yet, probably will later on. They had this Topic on Dr Phil Show about Texting and Driving. It was a Family Complaining about their Daughter Texting and Driving. She would sometimes Hold  the Steering Wheel with Her Legs while Texting And Swore she was able to Control the Car without Trouble. They put Her in a Car Simulator and set her off Driving while Texting, She went all over the Place going off the Road and Crashing into Things. She Complained that it was only a Simulator and she was not bothering to much about Driving Correctly. But it does prove the Point that she could not Control the Car and would be Lethal in Reality.It is possible to see  this Programme again on    drphil.com.

The users obviously lack the intelligence or sophistication commensuratewith that of the technology provided to them as a result of being infectedwith Pathologically Delusional Mass Hysteria. The early introduction ofmobile communications to the general public proved that talking, thinkingand driving a lethal weapon among pedestrians and other vehicles was adisaster in spite of continuing denial. The above mentioned infection is actually increasing a prolonged devolution of humans to the point wherenow they are not fully competent to drive a motor vehicle and killing anotherperson or an animal is not any more poignant than a similar event in a video game.