Distracted Driving Presentation
Editor's Notes
- Introductory slide…we just introduce ourselves.
- Pat describes the experience of being informed by the State Troopers while walking the dog, and reminders of war movies.
- Doug talks about the similarities between distracted driving and DUI
- MIT did a major study on multitasking, and found that even very smart people, all of whom thought they could manage it, could not.
- Doug goes over statistics about distracted driving
- Pat talks about feelings if informed about a loved one’s death, if parents were told about your death, if you killed someone by distracted driving.
- Doug talks about the difference between laws and awareness. Passing laws has minimal impact so far.
- Doug reads from the accident report, and the small lack of attention that led to the accident. It only takes a split second.
- Pat describes Lynn’s story.
- Doug discusses why death rates have dropped, primarily seat belt laws and DUI laws.
- Laws are one thing, but individual responsibility is another. We make progress one person at a time
- This is a picture of Brian in the Summer of 2008.
- This is what the accident scene looked like.
- Brian’s remains are in the prayer garden columbarium at BUMC.
- Most of all, learn about the issue and make an informed decision.