Berdine Japsi has written a feature article on Mom Sends The Msg, detailing the history of the campaign and its importance. Way to help spread the word!!!! Thank you, Berdine. Here's the start to the article (click the link below to read the whole piece):
In a telephone interview with Emily McKhann, we discussed the campaign that she and Cooper Munroe, both from TheMotherhood.com, have started. It is called Mom Sends The Msg. The purpose of this campaign is to keep the drivers mind on the wheel and not to become distracted by texting while driving.
The campaign started when Emily and Cooper where invited by the White House and the DOT to attend a Distracted Driving Summit. They created Mom Sends The Msg campaign the very next day, a result of what they had learned at the Summit, the impact it had on them, and the necessity to help spread the word of the dangers of texting while driving.
Texting while driving is not only a problem with adults. Teens watch adults and pick up on their behaviors. If an adult does something then it must be okay. Texting while driving is not okay. This is distracted driving and it is very dangerous. A young man, Reggie Shaw, found this out the hard way. He is in his early twenties today, but in 2006 he was texting while he was driving and caused an accident that killed two people. Those two people will never go home to their families again. Reggie Shaw's life will forever be changed; he was sentenced to jail time. The state, in which the accident occurred, Utah, now has a law in place against texting while driving as a result of this accident. Reggie Shaw also spoke at the Distracted Drivers Summit in 2009. This accident has bothered him ever since, and he dedicates his time to go around the country talking to others about why they should not text and drive.
You would not get in the car with someone who is drunk, then why get in the car with someone who is texting. Click here to read Berdine's whole article in the Examiner.com ...
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