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Dangers of Texting and Driving

Texting and cell phone usage is leading to a new type of accident: the distracted driver who is using their cell phone, texting or??emailing while also trying to drive. More and more these days, we hear about??the inattentive driver who??causes an accident and serious injuries??because he or she is paying attention to the keys on their phone more than the road ahead.

We hear news stories every day about these issues. A??recent article in the Topeka Captial-Journal by Anglea Deines??tells the story of Mandi Umscheid and her efforts to sepak??to kids about the dangers of texting and driviing.??

Mandi tells kids about??how her sister, Ashley Umscheid, a 19-year-old Kansas State University student, died of??injuries in??May 2009??aftter a car accident.??The accident was as a result of the??fact the two sisters were exchanging text messages.??

"To illustrate how distracted a texting driver can get, Umscheid has a group of students participate in an exercise that involves a student pretending to drive and try to catch tossed balls, simulating how easily texting while driving could lead to an accident."

The complete article can be found at:

http://cjonline.com/news/education/2009-11-08/deadly_distractions_discussed

Texting causes accidents
Posted by: Tim Keck
November 09, 2009

Texting and cell phone usage is leading to a new type of accident: the distracted driver who is using their cell phone, texting or emailing while also trying to drive. More and more these days, we hear about the inattentive driver who causes an accident and serious injuries because he or she is paying attention to the keys on their phone more than the road ahead.

We hear news stories every day about these issues. A recent article in the Topeka Captial-Journal by Anglea Deines tells the story of Mandi Umscheid and her efforts to sepak to kids about the dangers of texting and driviing.

Mandi tells kids about how her sister, Ashley Umscheid, a 19-year-old Kansas State University student, died of injuries in May 2009 aftter a car accident. The accident was as a result of the fact the two sisters were exchanging text messages.

"To illustrate how distracted a texting driver can get, Umscheid has a group of students participate in an exercise that involves a student pretending to drive and try to catch tossed balls, simulating how easily texting while driving could lead to an accident."

The complete article can be found at:

http://cjonline.com/news/education/2009-11-08/deadly_distractions_discussed

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