AT&T brought an online driving simulator to Crestview High School to educate students about the dangers of distracted driving from smartphones. The simulator allowed students to experience how dangerous it is to take their eyes off the road to look at a phone while driving. Representatives from AT&T, the Ohio State Highway Patrol, and Family Recovery Center's Safe Communities Program discussed the importance of not using phones when driving. Research shows that many people engage in smartphone activities like texting, scrolling or emailing while driving, which can have deadly consequences from even a brief distraction.

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March 10, 2017
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AT&T Brings Online Simulator to Crestview High School
Virtual Experience Teaches Students the Dangers of Smartphone Distracted Driving
COLUMBIANA, Ohio, March 10, 2017 — Crestview High School, the Ohio State Highway
Patrol and Family Recovery Center’s Safe Communities Program join the AT&T1 IT CAN WAIT
campaign to talk about the dangers of smartphone distracted driving.
Research shows 7-in-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving.2 People are
doing much more than texting from behind the wheel.
To drive the message home, AT&T brought an online driving simulator to Crestview High
School. Students could experience firsthand how dangerous it is to take their eyes off the
road and glance at a phone.
“Family Recovery Center’s Safe Communities Program is pleased to work with Crestview
High School and AT&T to encourage students and their families to put down their phones
and focus on the road,” said Family Recovery Center’s Safe Communities Co-Director Tricia
Wilson. “Technology is a wonderful thing when used safely. Together with the AT&T IT CAN
WAIT campaign, we encourage responsible driving habits for the safety of everyone on our
local roads.”
“Distracted driving is an epidemic on our roadways,” said Ohio Department of Public Safety
(ODPS) Director John Born. “We need people all across Ohio to take action in their
communities to help put a stop to it.”
“Using a smartphone while driving can be deadly for drivers, passengers, and everyone on
the road,” said AT&T External Affairs Director Steve Kristan. “A post, a selfie, a text, a scroll,
an email while driving – one look is all it takes. This simulation shows the real consequences
of looking at your phone while driving. We want to remind drivers to keep their eyes on the
road, not on their phone. It can wait.”
People can also use their own smartphone to view a 360° IT CAN WAIT experience at home.
IT CAN WAIT is a national movement urging drivers to keep their eyes on the road, not on
their phones—distracted driving is never OK. The campaign began with a focus on not
texting and driving. It has now expanded to the broader dangers of smartphone use behind
the wheel.
Since its launch in 2010, the campaign has:

2. March 10, 2017
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 Helped grow awareness of the dangers of smartphone distracted driving to nearly
90% of audiences surveyed.
 Inspired more than 14 million pledges to not drive distracted.
 Worked with departments of transportation in Texas, Kentucky and other states on
research that suggests a correlation between IT CAN WAIT campaign activities and a
reduction in crashes.
 Collaborated with AT&T data scientists on research that shows how statewide anti-
texting laws impact the rate of texting while driving.
To learn more, visit ItCanWait.com.
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2 Researchcommissionedby AT&Tandconducted by Braun Research.Polled 2,067 peopleintheU.S. aged16-65 who usetheir
smartphoneand driveat least once a day. Additional information available here.
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